Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. Ltd. says its holding subsidiary, Yingli Energy (Beijing) Co. Ltd., has begun construction of a 20 MW solar power plant in Shule County, Xinjiang Province, China.
Upon its completion in the second quarter of the year, the project will generate approximately 28 million kWh of electricity annually – enough to meet nearly 30% of Shule County's residential power demand.
‘It is an honor to bring solar power to Shule County for the very first time, and we applaud the local government's efforts to encourage renewable energy project development," says Liansheng Miao, chairman and CEO of Yingli Green Energy." We aim to expand our operations and accelerate the growth of the clean energy economy throughout Xinjiang Province, where we have already developed over 100 MW of solar projects."
