World Power Plants

Gonghe UPV 100100 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Gonghe UPV 100 is a 100 MW solar power plant in China. Ranked #56 of 1329 solar plants in China, this facility's capacity accounts for 0.18% of China's total solar capacity of 54,642 MW. The largest solar plant in China is Ili Kazakh I at 1,000 MW, making Gonghe UPV 100 10 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Longyangxia (1280 MW, Hydro), Longyangxia Solar-Hydro II (530 MW, Solar), and Longyangxia Solar-Hydro I (320 MW, Solar). The facility is located in Gonghe, approximately 200 km from the nearest major city, Xining.

Capacity
100 MW
Commissioning Year
2016

10 years old

Owner
China National Energy Administration
Location
36.2050°, 100.5800°

China, Asia

Context & rankings
  • 1,458. largest of 4,431 plants in China
  • #10,042 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #283 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of China
Age & fleet comparison

10 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

China National Energy Administration operates 79 plants totalling 7,540 MW

Regional density

18 plants within 100 km, 10,420 MW combined

Nearest plant: Gonghe UPV 20 (1.7 km)

Data provenance

Source: Wiki-Solar

Location

Coordinates:: 36.205000, 100.580000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Gonghe UPV 100 is a solar power plant producing approximately 158 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~41 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Solar
Energy Source
Renewable
Country
China
Continent
Asia
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

ChinaEnergy Profile

4,431
Total Plants
1617.1 GW
Total Capacity
CoalHydroNuclearGas
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