| Project Overview | |
| Power Station: | Lanzhou Dacheng Dunhuang (DCTC Dunhuang) – 50MW Fresnel |
| Location: | Dunhuang, Jiuquan, Gansu, China |
| Owners (%): | Dunhuang Dacheng Concentrating Thermal Power Co. (Lanzhou Dacheng Technology Co., Ltd) |
| Technology | Linear Fresnel |
| Solar Resource: | 1649 |
| Nominal Capacity: | 50 MW |
| Status | Operational |
| Start Year: | 2020 |
| Status Date | October 25, 2023 |
| Background | |
| Break Ground Date | 2018 |
| Expected Generation (GWh/year) | 214 |
| Lat/Long Location | 40.084,94.421 |
| Total Power Station Land Area (km2) | 3.2 |
| Participants | |
| Developer | Dunhuang Dacheng Concentrating Thermal Power Co. (Lanzhou Dacheng Technology Co., Ltd) |
| EPC | Lanzhou Dacheng Concentrating Energy Technology (Lanzhou Dacheng Technology Co., Ltd) |
| Electricity Generation Offtaker | State Grid Gansu Electric Power Company |
| Construction Job Years | 1300 |
| Costs | |
| Total Construction Cost (2017) | 1688.00 million |
| Total Cost USD (2020) | $253.19 million |
| Specific Cost/kW USD (2020) | 5063.7 |
| LCOE USD/kWh (2020) | 0.1 |
| Levelised cost of electricity with 5% weighted average cost of capital and a 25 year payback period, capacity dependent O&M (1.5% of investment cost per year), deflated from Year_operational using the Worldbank’s GDP deflator; if station under development or construction then not deflated (assumed cost year 2020) | |
| Remuneration RMB/kWh | 1.15 |
| Remuneration Start Year | 2017 |
| Remuneration USD/kWh Deflated (2020) | 0.17 |
| PPA or Tariff Period (Years) | 20 |
| Support Scheme Type | FIT |
| Policy Support Scheme | Chinese Demonstration Program 1st Batch |
| Concessional Funding or Other Support | Power China Leasing Co., Ltd (debt funding), China Agricultural Development Bank Dunhuang Sub-branch and Gansu Financial Holding Group |
| Plant Configuration | |
| Solar Field | |
| Solar Field Aperture Area (m2) | 1270000 |
| # of Lines | 80 |
| Mirror Line Length (m) | 1100 |
| Collector/Heliostat Engineering or IP Owner | Lanzhou Dacheng, China |
| Mirror Manufacturer | Daming Glass, China |
| Solar Field (Receiver) | |
| Receiver Working Fluid | Molten salt |
| Receiver Working Fluid Category | Salt |
| Solar Field or Receiver Inlet Temperture (C) | 290°C |
| Solar Field or Receiver Outlet Temperture (C) | 550°C |
| Receiver Manufacturer | Lanzhou Dacheng Vacuum Technology Co. (Lanzhou Dacheng Technology Co., Ltd)， China |
| Power Block | |
| Nominal Turbine or Power Cycle Capacity | 50 MW |
| Turbine Manufacturer | Dongfang Boilor， China |
| Power Cycle | Steam Rankine |
| Thermal Energy Storage | |
| Storage Type | 2-tank direct |
| Storage Capacity (Hours) | 15 |
| Storage Description | Molten Salt |
| TES Engineering Company | Shanghai Lanbin Petrochemical Equipment (LANPEC Technologies Limited), China |
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