Huanghe Hydropower Golmud Solar Park

Golmud Solar Park
Location of Golmud Solar Park in China
Country	China
Location	Golmud, Qinghai Province
Coordinates	36°24′00″N 95°07′30″E / 36.40000°N 95.12500°E / 36.40000; 95.12500Coordinates: 36°24′00″N 95°07′30″E / 36.40000°N 95.12500°E / 36.40000; 95.12500
Status	Operational
Construction began	20 August 2009
Commission date	29 October 2011
Construction cost	RMB3.26 billion
Owner(s)	Huanghe Hydropower
Solar field
Type	Flat-panel PV
Site area	5.64 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Power generation
Nameplate capacity	200 MWp
Average generation	317 GWh

Huanghe Hydropower's Golmud Solar park is a 200 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic power station located in Golmud, Qinghai Province, China. Construction began in August 2009, and it was commissioned on October 29, 2011. 80 MW was provided by Yingli. The project won the 2012 China Quality Power Project Award. Output is expected to be 317 GWh per year.

Also in Golmud is the 20 MW Qinghai Golmud Solar Park completed in 2011 by Longyuan Power, as well as others. There are a total of 570 MW of solar parks in Golmud, many of which are located in the Golmud Desert Cluster, with 500 MW more expected in 2012.^{[update needed]}