China began construction of the world's concentrated solar power plant

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China began construction of the world's largest concentrated solar power plant, an ambitious project aimed at accelerating the country's energy transition by harnessing solar radiation to generate electricity sustainably and on a massive scale. teleSUR

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00:00From Beijing, two key advances in sustainability and clean energy position

00:08shine at the forefront of the fight against the climate crisis.

00:11Our correspondent Bruno Falsi brings us more details.

00:16Hello to the workers of Telesur and to the audience following us in this transmission.

00:21I am in the Chinese capital now to inform you about two significant advances that the country

00:28has made in clean energy and environmental protection.

00:33First, Cosin Solar began the construction of the world's largest concentrated solar power plant

00:42in Quangin province, northwest of China. This 350 megawatt project used thermal storage tower

00:54technology developed in China and has an investment of approximately 760 million dollars.

01:08This plant has received three towers that will feed a single generator, enabling stable electricity

01:16production around the clock, 24 hours. It is expected to generate around 960 million kilowatts

01:26hours of clean energy annually and be fully connected to the grid by September, 2027.

01:37In parallel, the Three North Forestry Program, known as the Great Green Wall,

01:44received the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Achievement Award.

01:51This recognition was given to Rome, in Rome, for the 18th anniversary of the FAO organization.

02:00Highlight the program contribution to agricultural production, food security, poverty reduction,

02:07and income growth. Since its inception in 1978, forest cover in the 13 province it covers has increased from 5%

02:20to the current 14%. Create a vast green barrier against desertification and underscoring China's leadership

02:32in global sustainable development. With this news, we return in the studio of La Habana, Cuba.

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