World Power Plants

Zhonghuan 120 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Zhonghuan 1 is a 20 MW solar power plant in China, operational since its commissioning. Ranked #650 of 1329 solar plants in China, it represents 0.04% of the country's total solar capacity of 54,642 MW. The largest solar plant in China is Ili Kazakh I at 1,000 MW, making Zhonghuan 1 50 times smaller. Nearby plants include Huhhot (1200 MW, Hydro), Hohhot Pumped Storage Power Station (1200 MW, Hydro), and Huaneng Hohhot power station (1100 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Inner Mongolia, approximately 300 km from Hohhot.

Capacity
20 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Location
40.6900°, 111.7840°

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
Regional density
Data provenance

Source: Wiki-Solar

Location

Coordinates:: 40.690000, 111.784000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Zhonghuan 1 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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