As one ofChina 1^st Phase 20 pilot CSP projects, China Rayspower Yumen 50MW CSP PTProject (details listed below) has been recently confirmed on its Basic and General Engineer: Inner Mongolia Electric Power Survey & Design Institute Co., Ltd, who will formally start the basic engineering shortly.

Rayspower Yumen 50MW CSP PT Project is the second CSP project asking for bidding of basic engineering after CGN Delingha 50MW PT Project. Together with general engineering, the bidding is only open for Chinese local design institutes. However, resources say the winner will cooperate with experienced overseas engineering team.

‍‍Freereport: List of China 1^st Phase 20 CSP Pilot Projects‍‍

Earlier on Nov.26 this year, Rayspower Yumen 50MW CSP PT Project has been started, mainly on civil work, engineering optimization and key component purchasing, which are expected to be finished by next April.

Rayspower Yumen 50MW CSP PTProject Brief:

Location: Yumen, Gansu Province

DNI: 1800kWh/m²/yr

Area: 2.9km²,192 loops

Owner: Rayspower Energy Group

Technology: Heat Transfer Fluid Parabolic trough with 7 hours molten salt storage

The project owner Rayspower has been well known as reflector manufacturer, solar field system integrator, and the group also signed agreement with Yumen government to develop its 2^nd phase of 500MW CSP project, indicating its great ambition on CSP map. Rayspower has been joined and sponsored CSP Focus China series since 2011, helping Rayspower be one of the leaders in China CSP market.