It provides 8.934 billion kilowatt-hours of clean electricity every year, and the first batch of 3.1 million kilowatt wind power projects of large-scale national wind and solar bases have been put into operation
Accelerating the planning and construction of large-scale wind power and photovoltaic bases focusing on deserts, Gobi and desert areas is a major strategic measure for the country to promote the clean and low-carbon transformation of energy. On December 18, the first batch of 3.1 million kilowatt wind power projects of Inner Mongolia Company, a national large-scale wind and solar base, was officially put into operation.
As an important national energy and strategic resource base, Inner Mongolia is rich in renewable energy resources, the amount of wind energy resources that can be developed ranks first in the country, and solar energy resources are one of the most abundant regions in China. In February 2022, the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration issued the "Planning and Layout Plan for Large-scale Wind Power and Photovoltaic Bases Focusing on Deserts, Gobi and Desert Areas", which clarified that by 2030, China will plan to build wind and solar bases with a total installed capacity of about 455 million kilowatts.
In recent years, Inner Mongolia has firmly grasped the major historical opportunity of the national layout and construction of large-scale wind power and photovoltaic bases focusing on deserts, Gobi and deserts, and stepped up the construction of large-scale wind power and photovoltaic base projects in the "Shage Desert".
It is understood that the company invested in the construction of the first batch of four national large-scale wind and solar base projects, the first batch of 1.2 million kilowatts of Ulanqab wind power base on-site consumption project, Tongliao 1 million kilowatt wind power transmission project, Ximeng 500,000 kilowatt wind power project and the 400,000 kilowatt wind power project of Alxa base of the State Power Investment Shanghai Temple to Shandong UHV transmission channel, which are located in the hinterland of the grassland of Siziwang Banner and Zalut Banner in Ulanqab City. Since the start of construction in 2021, the project has overcome many difficulties such as geographical location, wide area, many construction personnel, scattered operation surface, poor communication signal, etc., and the construction personnel have fought the severe cold and scorching heat, which lasted two years, and a total of 605 wind turbines have been hoisted, 6 220kV booster stations have been built, and the total length of collector lines has reached 1166 kilometers. After the project is put into operation at full capacity, it can provide about 8.934 billion kWh of clean electricity for the power grid every year, save 2.8212 million tons of standard coal, reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 7.5391 million tons, and reduce the emissions of harmful substances such as sulfur dioxide, soot, nitrogen oxides and other harmful substances by 2.8076 million tons, which has good social, environmental and economic benefits for promoting regional energy transformation and economic and social development.
Among them, the first phase of the 6 million kilowatt demonstration project of Ulanqab Wind Power Base is the country's first large-scale renewable energy parity demonstration project, located in Siziwangqi, Ulanqab City, Inner Mongolia, the project promotes the implementation of the project in the way of "local consumption + delivery", and the first batch of 1.2 million kilowatts of on-site consumption projects are included in the list of the first batch of large-scale wind and solar base construction projects in the country in 2021, and will be consumed in Mengxi Power Grid. At present, the 1.2 million kilowatt on-site consumption project has been successfully integrated into the Mengxi power grid, and after the project is put into operation, it can provide 3.6 billion kilowatt hours of clean electricity every year, replace 1.2 million tons of standard coal, reduce carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions by 3.06 million tons, sulfur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by 9,000 tons, and soot emissions by 1,500 tons.
The first batch of 1.2 million kilowatts of on-site consumption projects of Ulanqab Wind Power Base has been included in the list of the first batch of large-scale wind power and photovoltaic base construction projects in China, and will be consumed in Mengxi Power Grid after completion. Photo by Zhang Han
The Tongliao 1 million kilowatt wind power transmission project is located in the hinterland of Horqin Grassland in Tongliao City, Inner Mongolia, and the regional center is about 80 kilometers away from Tongliao City. The power generated by the project will be sent to the Shandong power grid for consumption through the Zalut-Qingzhou UHV transmission channel. After the completion of the project, it can promote large-scale power generation from local renewable energy, provide about 2.991 billion kWh of green energy power supply for Shandong Province, and generate clean electricity equivalent to saving 925,000 tons of standard coal, reducing soot emissions by 275.7 tons and carbon dioxide emissions by 2.567 million tons per year.
Ximeng 500,000 kW wind power project is a key supporting project of Ximeng UHV Transmission Phase II Wind and Solar Base Project, and is a key project of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region for emergency energy supply. The project is located in Beli Gutai Town, Abaga Banner, Xilinhot City, Xilin Gol League, Inner Mongolia, covering a total area of 2.1 million square meters, with a total investment of about 2.64 billion yuan, and the power generated is sent to Jiangsu and Shandong through the Ximeng Shengli 1000 kV UHV collection station. After the project is put into operation, it can provide about 1.248 billion kWh of clean electricity for the power grid every year, save 360,000 tons of standard coal, reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 905,700 tons, and reduce sulfur dioxide, soot and nitrogen oxide emissions by 28,000 tons.
The 400,000 kilowatt wind power project of Alxa Base of Shanghai Temple to Shandong UHV Transmission Corridor is a major supporting project of the national action plan for the prevention and control of air pollution, one of the key "Mongolian power transmission" channels built by the state and the autonomous region, and the first UHV DC line in Inner Mongolia to start construction. The project is located in the desertified grassland of Ulan Bu and the desert edge of the Alxa League, with a total investment of 10.5 billion yuan, and is sent to the Shandong power grid for consumption through the 800kV UHV DC line from Shanghai Temple to Shandong ±. After the full capacity of the project is connected to the grid, it can transmit 1.095 billion kWh of clean electricity to Shandong every year, save about 336,200 tons of standard coal every year, reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 1.0064 million tons, sulfur dioxide emissions by about 3747.37 tons, nitrogen oxide emissions of about 3867.82 tons, and emissions of harmful substances such as soot by about 4526.96 tons.
The 400,000 kW wind power project of the Alxa base of the Shanghai Temple to Shandong UHV transmission corridor is one of the first large-scale wind power base projects focusing on deserts, Gobi and desert areas in China. Photo by Luo Yingtao
With the commissioning of projects such as the 3.1 million kilowatt wind power base, by the end of 2023, the installed capacity of new energy in operation of Inner Mongolia will exceed 7 million kilowatts, doubling compared with 2022, and the proportion of new energy installed capacity will exceed 50%. The company's new energy projects continue to export green electricity, actively contributing to the promotion of Chinese-style modernization and the construction of a new power system.
It is reported that on December 18, Inner Mongolia Company simultaneously put into operation Inner Mongolia Production and Operation Center, Mengdong Remote Centralized Control Center, and Dalat Remote Centralized Control Center. As one of the 41 regional new energy operation centers planned and constructed by, the Inner Mongolia Production and Operation Center has a planned access capacity of 10 million kilowatts, and is designed in accordance with the design of "regional planning, centralized management, unmanned and few people on duty", and is responsible for the overall management of the centralized monitoring, data governance and centralized marketing of Mengdong regional new energy stations, so as to improve the overall business performance and market competitiveness of the region. The two remote centralized control centers of Mengdong and Dalat are the two major platforms for the quality and efficiency improvement and intelligent upgrading of Inner Mongolia's new energy assets, which are respectively responsible for the operation monitoring and control of new energy stations in Mengdong and Mengxi regions of Inner Mongolia Company, and are also the production control platforms for coal, electricity, aluminum, road and port sectors of Inner Mongolia Company.
Up to now, the Tongliao production and operation center has been connected to 36 stations belonging to 7 secondary units of in eastern Mongolia, with a total installed capacity of 4.2 million kilowatts, realizing the function of "remote monitoring and regional management". The Mengdong remote centralized control center is connected to 19 stations in the Mengdong region of the Inner Mongolia Company, and the Dalat remote centralized control center is connected to 9 stations in the Mengxi region of the Inner Mongolia Company, realizing the function of "remote centralized control and intelligent operation and maintenance".
