Gansu making great green energy gains

Editor's note: This year, the People's Republic of China will celebrate its 75th anniversary, marking a crucial year for achieving the goals and tasks outlined in the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25). China Daily is publishing a visual series focusing on the high-quality development of various fields, capturing the process of Chinese-style modernization through photographic images. This week, we are highlighting renewable energy development in Gansu province.

Seizing the opportunity of carbon reduction and green transition, Gansu province has emerged as a renewable energy powerhouse in recent years.

According to government statistics, the province's wind and photovoltaic energy development rank fourth and fifth, respectively, nationwide. A massive wind power generation base with an installed capacity of more than 10 million kilowatts is in operation in Jiuquan, in addition to four 1-million-kW photovoltaic power bases.

Against the backdrop of managing carbon emissions, the province's green energy initiatives have created energy exports and optimized industrial structures, propelling the advancement of a new industrial era.

With the accelerated progress of the "dual carbon" strategy — peaking carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality before 2060 — the power grid in Gansu is now a major node in Northwest China and a main conduit for transmitting power from China's west to its east.