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How many ground-mounted PV power stations are there in China?

According to our dataset, China has a total of 2467.7 km 2 ground-mounted PV power stations in 2020. The top three largest provinces refer to Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia and Qinghai, whose PV area ratio are 14.92%, 12.49% and 11.26%, respectively, with a total of nearly 40% of all the PV power stations of China.

Are consolidated land parcels suitable for PV installation in China?

The results indicate that while a total area of 425,191 km2 is considered developable for PV installation in China, only 23% of that area (128,588 km 2) are consolidated land parcels which are suitable for developing large-scale PV power plants.

Is PV power a problem in China?

Meanwhile, PV power has gradually raised huge concerns in China. According to statistics 7, the installed capacity of PV power in China was only 100 MW in 2007, but grew rapidly to 205,000 MW in 2019, with an average growth of 17,075 MW per year.

Does China have a potential for solar PV power station installation & generation?

The results of this study indicated that China, as one of the fast-growing countries in the global south, shows outstanding potential for solar PV power station installation and generation potential.

Are PV facilities on cropland a problem in China?

However, the rapid expansion of PV facilities on cropland in China has become a global concern. The location of PV facilities to croplands with high agricultural productivity has exacerbated the conflict between renewable energy production, food production and ecological conservation in China .

Why do utility-scale PV installations dominate electricity generation?

Utility-scale PV installations dominate electricity generation due to their advantageous economies of scale, surpassing the cost savings in transmission associated with decentralized microgrid installations . Nevertheless, the development and planning of large-scale PV power plants are intricate and complex.