The project covers a total area of about 600 mu (40 hectares) and consists of 7 individual projects, with a total installed capacity of 43.3344 MWp. The closed tailings pond, abandoned factory buildings, and abandoned soil disposal site have been used for a distributed photovoltaic power generation project. 

 

“In the past, it was a desolate tailings pond. Now, there is a constant flow of green electricity,” said Xia Chenxing, the project leader.

 

 

 

As the hometown of non-ferrous metals in China, Chenzhou City is rich in mineral resources. However, the long mining has taken a huge toll on the environment. Geological environment management and land reclamation in mines have become difficult points in ecological environment protection, seriously affecting the ecological environment and green sustainable development. 

 

Therefore, in recent years, Chenzhou has explored a new path of ecological restoration, low-carbon development, and green transformation based on photovoltaic and other resources for power generation.

 

 

 

The project will be put into use at the end of June. It will produce 40 million kilowatt hours of electricity annually, alleviating the power supply pressure on the power grid in Chenzhou. It can also save 11,400 tons of standard coal per year, reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 34,300 tons to improve atmospheric environmental quality, and generate 2 million yuan in taxes annually to promote economic development.

 

“After the project is completed, we will also plant grass and crops, and cultivate poultry and livestock on the land under the panels to maximize the utilization of resources. In this way, the mining area will become green again, and forestry, animal husbandry, and agriculture industries can also be developed,” said Xia Chenxing.

 

 

 

Nowadays, rows of photovoltaic panels stand on the once abandoned tailings ponds and dumping sites, injecting strong momentum into the high-quality development of the new energy industry and ecological environment protection in Chenzhou City.