# China connects first 16 turbines of a 300 MW wind farm in the Ulan Buh Desert

- Published: 2026-11-15 13:40 UTC
- Section: Power & Energy › Energy
- Tags: wind farm in desert, 300 MW wind farm, Ulan Buh Desert, Anhai–Ulanqab project, 10 MW wind turbines, Inner Mongolia renewable energy, wind turbine foundations in sand, desertification
- URL: https://realtech.media/news/rt-bff6a7e5b44bf84057bf6038_china_connects_first/

**The first 160 MW of the 300 MW farm now feeds the grid; it is the first such project in the country built deep inside a desert.**

![China connects first 16 turbines of a 300 MW wind farm in the Ulan Buh Desert](https://realtech.media/media/2026/11/4eb9df100ee326b2.jpg)
*ixbt.com*

Chinese builders have connected the first wind turbines of a 300 MW wind farm to the grid in the middle of the Ulan Buh Desert, ixbt.com reports. [1] It is the first such project in the country built deep inside a desert. [1] At the first stage, 16 units with a combined capacity of 160 MW were connected. [1]

## Design and construction in moving sand

The wind farm comprises 30 turbines of 10 MW each, 39 km of overhead power lines and two substations with a voltage of 220 kV. [1] After reaching full capacity it will become part of a large renewable energy complex in Inner Mongolia. [1]

Construction was difficult. Moving sands repeatedly buried the roads used to haul oversized equipment, and loose soil did not give the turbine foundations enough stability. Delivering and installing structures weighing hundreds of tonnes on constantly changing terrain was a separate challenge. [1]

The builders developed special methods for strengthening foundations, protecting power lines from sand drifts and moving heavy equipment across shifting dunes. The experience is planned to be used for other large wind and solar complexes in China's desert regions. [1]

## Output and the wider project

The farm is part of the larger Anhai–Ulanqab project with a total capacity of 2 GW. Besides wind turbines, it includes solar power plants with a capacity of 1.7 GW and a 300 MW energy storage system. [1] When completed, the complex will be able to deliver about 4.18 billion kWh of electricity a year to the Ulanqab region. [1]

The 300 MW wind farm itself will produce about 690 million kWh a year. According to the developers' calculations, this will save about 227 thousand tonnes of standard fuel and cut carbon dioxide emissions by 590 thousand tonnes each year. [1] The project is also intended to combine renewable energy development with the fight against desertification. [1]

## Sources

1. [ixbt.com](https://www.ixbt.com/news/2026/11/15/300-mvt-posredi-peskov-kitai-postroil-pervuiu-vetrianuiu-elektrostanciiu-priamo-posredi-pustyni.html)

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