Mulei County, located in the East Tianshan Mountains of Xinjiang, has a unique geographical location and abundant wind and solar energy resources. As one of the top ten wind areas and one of the five major photovoltaic areas in Xinjiang, this land provides ideal natural conditions for the construction of new energy bases. With the help of this resource advantage, Mulei County has accelerated the development of new energy industries, which not only promotes the green transformation of the local economy, but also contributes an important force to the realization of the national "double carbon" strategic goal.
The completion of the base marks a historic step in the field of new energy in Xinjiang, providing a strong energy guarantee for the high-quality development of the regional economy, and laying a solid foundation for the country to achieve the goal of carbon neutrality. The completion of the Mulei New Energy Base means that Xinjiang's energy structure will undergo profound changes, and it will become an important engine to promote regional economic growth in the future.
Progress and scale of new energy base construction
Project grid connection: In January 2025, Dongfang Electric's 10-million-kilowatt mountain wind farm in Mulei County was successfully connected to the grid for power generation, marking that the grid-connected capacity of wind power and photovoltaic in Mulei County exceeded 10 million kilowatts. This project is not only the first million-kilowatt mountain wind farm in Xinjiang, but also one of the largest mountain wind power projects in China with the highest single capacity.
Scale and production capacity: Up to now, the total scale of new energy projects planned in Mulei County has reached 80.58 million kilowatts. Among them, the installed capacity of new energy projects that have been completed exceeds 10 million kilowatts, and the installed capacity of new energy projects under construction is 14.73 million kilowatts. In addition, the upstream and downstream manufacturing capacity of the new energy industry in Mulei County is also steadily improving, including an annual production capacity of 5 million kilowatts of wind turbines, 3 million kilowatts of blades, 120 sets of towers, and 1 million kilowatts of photovoltaic modules. The new energy projects under construction in Mulei County will further consolidate its important position in the field of new energy in Xinjiang and even the whole country.
Energy output and environmental benefits of the new energy base
Energy output: With the full completion of the 10-million-kilowatt new energy base, Mulei County is expected to generate more than 21 billion kWh of clean electricity per year. These green-electric energy can not only meet the growing electricity demand of Mulei County and surrounding areas, but also provide a solid energy guarantee for regional economic and social development. At the same time, part of the electricity will be transmitted to other regions through the national grid, helping the green transformation of the national energy structure.
Figure: Mulei County has built Xinjiang's first 10-million-kilowatt new energy base to promote green development
Environmental benefits: The construction of the new energy base will bring significant environmental benefits. It is estimated that it can save about 6.3 million tons of standard coal and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 16 million tons every year. This will not only help improve the ecological environment, but also provide active support for the response to global climate change, demonstrating the responsibility of Mulei County in ecological protection and sustainable development.
Industrial development and future prospects
Industry-driven: The construction of new energy bases not only directly promotes the rapid development of clean energy, but also drives the aggregation and development of upstream and downstream industries. R&D, manufacturing, operation and maintenance, energy storage and other related industries such as wind power and photovoltaic will form new industrial clusters to further promote employment growth and the improvement of the industrial chain. The new energy industry in Mulei County will become the core power source to promote the high-quality development of the local economy and drive the sustainable development of the regional economy.
Future planning: Looking forward to the future, Mulei County will continue to explore the development path of the new energy industry, continuously extend the industrial chain, and continue to expand the new energy industry cluster. At the same time, Mulei County will actively lay out emerging industries such as new energy equipment manufacturing, operation and maintenance, energy storage, hydrogen energy, and intelligent computing power, and strive to create a green industrial pattern with the coordinated development of wind energy, solar energy, hydrogen energy, energy storage, intelligent power distribution, operation and maintenance, and computing power. This will provide strong support for the improvement of Mulei County's competitiveness in the global new energy industry, and also inject new momentum into the high-quality development of the energy industry in Xinjiang and even the whole country.
Conclusion
The construction of the first 10-million-kilowatt new energy base in Mulei County marks an important breakthrough in the field of new energy in Xinjiang, injects strong impetus into the local economic development, and provides valuable experience and demonstration for the development of the new energy industry in the country. With the continuous development and improvement of the new energy industry, Mulei County will play an increasingly important role in the green energy revolution and help the country achieve the goal of a low-carbon future.
