POWERCHINA Gonghe 50MW Molten Salt Tower CSP Plant
One of China's First Batch of CSP Demonstration Projects
Cosin Soalr is one of the technology and equipment provider
Cosin Soalr is one of the technology and equipment provider
Project Overview
POWERCHINA Gonghe 50MW project is one of China's first batch of CSP demonstration projects. It is invested by HYDROCHINA and POWERCHINA NORTHWEST, and is the general contractor of POWERCHINA NORTHWEST . Cosin Solar is the technology and equipment provider of the solar island and is awarded with commissioning service for the whole plant and subsystems.
Located in Gonghe county, Qinghai Province. The project is a tower CSP plant installed with 50MW capacity and 6-hour molten salt storage system, consisting of 30,016 sets of 20㎡heliostat. It was synchronized to the grid on Sept. 19th, 2019.
The plant started construction in May. 2018, was synchronized to the grid on Sept. 19th, 2019 and reached full-load operation on Nov. 6, 2020.
Parameter Introduction
Installed Capacity
50MW
Storage
6 Hours with Molten Salt
Land Area
2.13km²
Solar Field Reflective Area
600,320m²
Distance from Ground to the Center of Receiver
210m
Steam Parameter
13.2MPa,540.0℃
Electrical Output
157GWh/year
Project Picture