World Power Plants

Suzhou GCL20 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Suzhou GCL is a 20 MW solar power plant in China, operated since its commissioning. Ranked #650 of 1329 solar plants in China, Suzhou GCL's 20 MW represents 0.04% 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 Suzhou GCL 50 times smaller. Nearby plants include Xuzhou Pengcheng power station (3340 MW, Coal), Guohua Xuzhou power station (2000 MW, Coal), and Huadian Suzhou power station (1260 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Jiangsu Province, approximately 200 km west of Shanghai.

Capacity
20 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Limited
Location
33.9860°, 117.4190°

China, Asia

Context & rankings
  • 3,163. largest of 4,431 plants in China
  • #19,003 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #2,096 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Limited operates 5 plants totalling 746 MW

Regional density

54 plants within 100 km, 21,329 MW combined

Nearest plant: Yongqiao A (3.8 km)

Data provenance

Source: Wiki-Solar

Location

Coordinates:: 33.986000, 117.419000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Suzhou GCL is a solar power plant producing approximately 32 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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