China Three Gorges Renewables, a state-owned power company, plans to develop an 18 GW energy project in Ordos, Inner Mongolia. This $11 billion initiative will include an 8 GW solar PV project, 4 GW of wind power, 4 GW of coal-fired power, and 5 GWh of battery energy storage. Additionally, 200 MW of solar thermal capacity is also planned.
Construction is set to begin in September 2024, with commissioning expected by 2027. The generated power will be transmitted to the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei cluster in northern China via an ultra-high voltage power transmission line.
China Three Gorges Renewables’ onshore unit holds 56 percent of the investment, with the remaining stake held by the local government-backed Inner Mongolia Energy Group Co Ltd. As the alternative energy arm of China Three Gorges Corporation, China Three Gorges Renewables is also engaged in pumped storage, energy storage, and hydrogen projects.