A section of the 10-million-kilowatt renewable energy base in Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Qinghai province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Northwest China's Qinghai province made a remarkable achievement in green power development.

The installed capacity of clean energy has reached 71.53 gigawatts (GW) as of June 2025, accounting for 94.23 percent of the provincial total power capacity. In the first half of 2025, clean energy generation in Qinghai hit 53.23 bil

Staff members from State Grid Corporation of China provide on-site technical guidance for operation and maintenance at a photovoltaic power station in the Hainan Solar Industrial Park, Qinghai. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

lion kilowatt-hours (kWh), making up 89.88 percent of the provincial total electricity output.

Qinghai has transmitted a cumulative total of 106.763 billion kWh of electricity to other regions during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025). Of this, clean energy contributed 96.517 billion kWh, exceeding 90 percent of the total.

Another view of the 10-million-kilowatt renewable energy base in Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Qinghai. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The commissioning of the Qinghai-Henan ±800 kV ultra-high-voltage direct current (UHVDC) project continuously transmits green power from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to the Central Plains, lighting up millions of homes. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The main transmission corridor of the Qinghai-Henan ±800 kV UHVDC project in Qinghai. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Staff members from State Grid Corporation of China provide on-site technical guidance for operation and maintenance at a photovoltaic power station in the Hainan Solar Industrial Park, Qinghai. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Staff members from State Grid Corporation of China inspect equipment at the ±800 kV Qingnan Converter Station in Gonghe county, Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Qinghai. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]