Construction of Datang Xingquan 45 MW Wind Power Project Starts in Gansu Province

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- The cornerstone laying ceremony for the Xingquan Wind Power Project was held at Xingquan Town, Jingtai County in Northwest China’s Gansu Province on August 28, 2007, which marks that construction has officially started. Kang Andong, commissioner of the State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC) Lanzhou Office, Zhang Jinghui, party secretary of Baiyin City, Yuan Zhanting, mayor of Baiyin City, Yan Haizeng, general manager of China Datang Corporation Gansu Branch, among other municipal and provincial leaders and representatives from related organizations attended the ceremony.

The Xingquan Wind Power Project is invested by the China Datang Corporation Gansu Branch (Lanzhou, China), with a total investment of $53.8 million. The project plans to install 30 wind power generating units in single unit capacities of 1,500 kilowatts (KW), adding up to a total installed capacity of 45 megawatts (MW) and an annual power output of 84.2 million kilowatt hours. The annual utilization hour will reach 1,871 hours. Construction of the project also includes one 110-kilovolt step-up substation, which will be connected to the power grid of Baiyin City. The project occupies about 10 square kilometers, will require a construction period of one year, and is expected to be put into full operation on September 28, 2008.

Datang Xingquan 45 MW Wind Power Project is a pilot project in franchise operation, and also an important windfarm project planned in the “Eleventh Five-Year Plan” of Gansu Province. Construction of the project marks that the clean energy development of China Datang Corporation Gansu Branch has achieved a new level that will accelerate the development of wind resources in the region, further optimize the local energy structure, and greatly promote the local economic development. Compared with conventional coal-fired power projects, the project could save about 29,500 metric tons of standard coal every year, and reduce the emission of harmful substances such as flue gases.

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