On July 31 2024, the Yumen 100 MW Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) and Energy Storage project, part of the Yumen “CSP + Storage + PV + Wind” demonstration project, successfully completed its first Energizing. The project, constructed by Northwest Electric Power Design Institute Co., Ltd. of China Power Engineering Consulting Group (CEEC-NWEPDI) under an EPC contract, is now ready for power synchronization, marking the beginning of the countdown to its official grid connection and power generation.

　　This project is one of the supporting projects for the first batch of the national Large-Scale Wind and Solar Base in Desert, Gobi, and Arid Regions. It is also one of Gansu Province's first batch of "CSP + New Energy" demonstration projects. The total planned installed capacity of the project is 700 MW, with the 100 MW CSP and energy storage project being the largest molten salt linear Fresnel CSP plant under construction globally. The project features a collector area of 1.3 million square meters and is equipped with an 8-hour molten salt thermal storage system.

　　Upon completion, the project is expected to generate approximately 1.75 billion kWh of renewable energy power annually, saving about 521,000 tons of standard coal and reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 1.353 million tons per year. This project holds significant demonstrative importance for driving the development of CSP technology in China and accelerating the construction of a new power system dominated by renewable energy sources.