China opens world''s largest solar farm on site of former coal mine
The solar farm is home to China''s first utility-scale outdoor solar testing hub in the desert, proving that massive solar projects can thrive in even the harshest conditions. Earlier in 2024, China switched on a 3.5-gigawatt solar farm in the Xinjiang region, which is considered the world''s largest solar plant and includes over 5 million solar panels .