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World's largest co-located wind and solar project on the Loess Plateau

Sector: Manufacturing (Industrial) • Location: China

Source: Renew Economy

Project
Completed

The world's largest co-located wind and solar project has begun operations in northwest China on the Loess Plateau. The project consists of 4.5 GW of wind power and 1.5 GW of solar power, using custom 5.56 MW wind turbines designed for low-wind, mountainous conditions. It is expected to generate over 12 TWh of electricity annually, delivered via ultra-high-voltage lines to industrial regions along

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Closed
Sector
Manufacturing (Industrial), Power Transmission, Wind, Solar, Power Generation (CCGT)
Location
China
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Renew Economy

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The project “World's largest co-located wind and solar project on the Loess Plateau” is an infrastructure initiative in the Manufacturing (Industrial) sector, located in China. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Renew Economy.

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The world's largest co-located wind and solar project has begun operations in northwest China on the Loess Plateau. The project consists of 4.5 GW of wind power and 1.5 GW of solar power, using custom 5.56 MW wind turbines designed for low-wind, mountainous conditions. It is expected to generate over 12 TWh of electricity annually, delivered via ultra-high-voltage lines to industrial regions along China's eastern coast.

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Manufacturing (Industrial), Power Transmission, Wind, Solar, Power Generation (CCGT)

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2026-04-18

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