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Taiyangshan CECEP III50.5 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Taiyangshan CECEP III is a 50.5 MW solar power plant in China, commissioned in 2012. Ranked #208 of 1329 solar plants in China. Its 50.5 MW contributes to 0.09% 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 this facility 19.8 times smaller. Nearby plants include Yinxing power station (1,320 MW, Coal), Shenery Wuzhong power station (700 MW, Coal), and Fangjiazhuang Coal (660 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Gansu province, approximately 800 km west of Xi'an.

Capacity
50.5 MW
Commissioning Year
2018

8 years old

Owner
CECEP Solar Energy Technology Co., Ltd.
Location
37.4920°, 106.5630°

China, Asia

Context & rankings
  • 1,787. largest of 4,431 plants in China
  • #13,047 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #814 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

8 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

CECEP Solar Energy Technology Co., Ltd. operates 1 plants totalling 51 MW

Regional density

139 plants within 100 km, 22,631 MW combined

Nearest plant: Ningxia Taiyangshan Phase II (1.1 km)

Data provenance

Source: Wiki-Solar

Location

Coordinates:: 37.492000, 106.563000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Taiyangshan CECEP III is a solar power plant producing approximately 80 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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