The State Grid Turfan Power Supply Company has announced that its Turfan power grid has generated a total of 52.612 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of new energy as of November 3.
Turfan has been investing in renewable energy since 2007 when the region’s first wind power plant was built. A solar power plant followed in 2011. In recent years, Turfan has expanded its new energy capacity. On October 26, the first phase of a large photovoltaic and solar-thermal integrated project in Qiquanhu Town began generating electricity. This project, with a capacity of 1 million kilowatts (kW), increased the total new energy capacity in the Turfan grid to 4.14 million kW. New energy now makes up 56.8% of the total installed power capacity in the region.
To support the growing demand for renewable energy, the company has also completed six new power grid projects designed to enhance the connection and consumption of new energy. These infrastructure developments are aimed at ensuring reliable delivery of power across the region.
By the end of this year, the total installed capacity of new energy in Turfan is expected to reach 6.74 million kW, which would account for 67.3% of the total installed capacity. The company also projects that the utilization rate of new energy will reach 95%, reflecting an increasing shift toward renewable power sources. The progress in Turfan is part of China’s broader push to expand its renewable energy capacity, reduce coal dependence, and lower carbon emissions as part of its climate goals.
