World's highest-altitude solar-thermal power station connects to grid in Xizang

The first 25-megawatt generating unit of a 50-MW solar-thermal power station in Ngari prefecture, Xizang autonomous region, was connected to the grid on Friday, making it the world's highest-altitude grid-connected solar-thermal power station, China Central Television reported.

Located in Gar county at an average altitude of 4,300 meters, the facility is part of China General Nuclear Power Group's zero-carbon solar-storage-thermal demonstration project.