China launches world's highest solar thermal plant, 250 GWh/yr with molten salt storage

China has commissioned the world's highest-altitude concentrated solar power (CSP) plant, using nearly 16 million mirrors and molten salt thermal storage to generate 250 million kWh annually, including nighttime output. The project underscores China's rapid scale-up of renewable energy infrastructure in challenging geographies, though operational performance and grid integration details remain unverified. This advances China's energy transition and could influence global CSP cost curves.

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