China to build world's largest solar power station

The world's largest solar power station will be built in Dunhuang city, northwest China's Gansu province, sources said.

The world's largest solar power station will be built in Dunhuang city, northwest China's Gansu province, government sources revealed on Tuesday.

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The 100-mw project will cost approximately 6.03 billion yuan ($765 million) and construction will take five years.

Covering a total area of 31,200 square metres, the oasis town of Dunhuang boasts 3,362 hours of sunshine every year and is hailed as a prime area for solar energy development, with its easy access to electricity transmission and communication.

Currently, the world's largest solar power station is a 5-mw project in Leipzig, Germany, with 33,500 solar panels.