On July 22, 2014, the foundation-laying ceremony for the project of CECEP Horgos Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant was held. It is the first project of a central enterprise in the Zone of the State-Level Horgos Economic Development Area under the administration of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.
A number of officials attended the ceremony. Of them, there were Zhang Yong, secretary and political commissar of the CPC Committee of the No.4 Division of Agricultural Construction of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps; Ding Jing, member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Committee of the No.4 Division, deputy commander of the No.4 Division, secretary of the Party Working Committee of the Zone of the State-Level Horgos Economic Development Area under the administration of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps and director of the Administrative Committee; Zhang Huixue, deputy general manager of CECEP Solar Energy Technology Co., Ltd; Zhang Lei, director of Project Development Department of CECEP Solar Energy Technology Co., Ltd; Liu Huilai, person in charge of projects in Xinjiang; other leading officials from related departments.
The Phase I project is designed with an installed capacity of 30 MW. The project will be launched in early August. As planned, all-around combination with the power grid will be finished at the end of October and then it will be put into formal operation. When the annual grid-connected power generation under the project reaches 37.68 million kWh, about 12,000 tons of standard coal can be saved. The project will be helpful for the optimization of the structure of local power grid and promote the development of related industries, such as building materials, transportation and equipment manufacturing. It will also promote the expansion of employment and the development of the tertiary industry, and inject new vitality to the development of the industries in the Zone of the State-Level Horgos Economic Development Area under the administration of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. It will also play an important role in promoting the implementation of the program of No.4 Division for improvement of people’s livelihood.