Clean energy

Qinghai also has a large amount of desert and wasteland, making the prospect of developing clean energy promising. By utilizing abundant solar energy, hydropower and wind energy, Qinghai is constructing photovoltaic power generation parks and hybrid power stations.

As of the end of 2022, the province's installed capacity for power generation reached 44.68 million kilowatts, of which 40.75 million kW is from clean energy, or 91.2 percent. And 28.14 million kW is from new energy, or 62.9 percent.