1.3GW! PetroChina Tarim Oilfield completed the first million-kilowatt photovoltaic project!

On January 15, PetroChina learned that the 1.3 million kilowatt photovoltaic project built on the northern edge of the Taklimakan Desert was successfully connected to the grid for power generation. This means that the Taklimakan Desert photovoltaic sand control project has added another landmark project, and the first million-kilowatt photovoltaic project has been built on the northern edge of the Tarim Basin.

The newly commissioned photovoltaic project is located in Shangku High-tech Zone, Korla City, Xinjiang. It consists of photovoltaic fields, booster stations and ultra-large energy storage power stations, with a total installed capacity of 1.3 million kilowatts and an area of ​​35,000 mu. It is a key project in my country's exploration of photovoltaic sand control models.

Cui Wei, deputy manager of the New Energy Business Department of PetroChina Tarim Oilfield, said that it is expected to provide 2.1 billion kilowatt-hours of clean electricity each year, and the green electricity generated by 2.7 million solar panels will be fully integrated into the main grid of the State Grid to help green production and low-carbon transformation.

According to calculations, the electricity generated by the photovoltaic project is equivalent to replacing 620,000 tons of standard coal and reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 1.61 million tons.