Gansu Wind Farm, world's largest
2009 CE • China
"Also known as the Jiuquan Wind Power Base, the Gansu Wind Farm sits on the outskirts of the remote Gobi Desert in northern China and is the largest wind farm in the world. When completed, it is scheduled to have an installed capacity of 20 GW. To get the electricity from one of the most remote and hostile areas on the planet to central and eastern China, a 2,383 kilometre transmission line was built as part of the country’s Renewable Energy Law." With more than 7,000 turbines, the Gansu Wind Farm has the capability to generate enough electricity to power an entire small country.
"The Largest Wind Farm in the World," Discovery, January 27, 2023.
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