4 FAQs about Tarim Solar Power Generation

How much solar power is generated at PetroChina Tarim Oilfield?

URUMQI, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- The annual solar power generation at PetroChina Tarim Oilfield, the country's third-largest onshore oil and gas field, has surpassed 2 billion kWh as of Sunday.

How many kilowatts a year has photovoltaic power produced in Tarim Oilfield?

Photovoltaic power generation in the Tarim oilfield has achieved "three leaps in three years" - from 260 million kilowatt-hours in 2023 to 1.34 billion kilowatt-hours in 2024 and 2 billion kilowatt-hours this year, Liang Yulei, a manager at PetroChina's Tarim Oilfield, was quoted as saying in the news report.

How much green electricity does Tarim Oilfield generate?

"Based on the national residential electricity consumption in 2024, the 2 billion kWh of green electricity generated here can meet the annual electricity needs of more than 1.8 million people," said Liang Yulei, head of the new energy department at Tarim Oilfield.

How many solar projects has Tarim Oilfield completed?

To date, Tarim Oilfield has completed five centralized solar power projects with a total installed capacity of 2.6 million kilowatts, along with 239 distributed photovoltaic projects at production stations and individual oil and gas wells, totaling 63,000 kilowatts.

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