The National Energy Administration recently approved that the scale of photovoltaic power generation in the four prefectures in southern Xinjiang can be increased to 1 million kilowatts, which means that Xinjiang's photovoltaic industry is tilting toward southern Xinjiang.

　　Recently, the reporter learned from the Development and Reform Commission of the Autonomous Region that the National Energy Administration has approved the construction of a 1 million kilowatt photovoltaic power station in four states in southern Xinjiang. After completion, it will generate 1.3 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually. The sales income is 1.24 billion yuan, and the social and economic benefits of the project are very significant.

　　The Autonomous Region Development and Reform Commission said that the southern Xinjiang region has less coal reserves and insufficient power supply, but has abundant solar resources and has favorable conditions for the development of photovoltaics. The state's approval to increase the scale of photovoltaic power generation in the four prefectures in southern Xinjiang is an effective way to promote the transformation of southern Xinjiang's resource advantages into economic advantages.

　　Throughout Xinjiang, although the construction of photovoltaic power stations started late, it has made rapid progress. In Hami Shichengzi Photovoltaic Industrial Park alone, more than 30 well-known domestic and foreign enterprises have settled in. It is estimated that by the end of the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan", the installed capacity of Hami PV will reach 1 million kilowatts, which accounts for about one-third of Xinjiang.

　　In addition to the well-known photovoltaic industry parks at home and abroad, well-known local companies also have the trend to improve the entire photovoltaic industry chain. On October 21, TBEA announced that it would invest in a photovoltaic power generation project in Chabuchar to realize two-wheel drive of transmission equipment and new energy.

　　Whether it is a photovoltaic industry park or a photovoltaic enterprise, it has fewer roots in southern Xinjiang. The reporter combed and found that only in Hetian, Alar and other places have companies investing in the photovoltaic industry.

　　At the beginning of this year, the scale of construction of photovoltaic power generation in the autonomous region issued by the National Energy Administration was 650,000 kilowatts, plus 300,000 kilowatts of the Corps, which was less than 1 million kilowatts. The notice pointed out that the special increase to 1 million kilowatts was used for photovoltaic power generation construction in four regions in southern Xinjiang.

　　People in the industry predict that according to the Xinjiang Solar Photovoltaic Industry Development Plan (2011-2015), Xinjiang has initially formed a northern Xinjiang photovoltaic industry manufacturing cluster. The increase in the scale of photovoltaic construction in the four prefectures in southern Xinjiang is expected to form a photovoltaic power plant gathering area in southern Xinjiang.