Large solar power program starts in central China

WUHAN. August 30. KAZINFORM. Construction of a large solar power project with an investment of 450 million U.S. dollars was launched Saturday in Wuhan, capital of Hubei Province in central China; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.

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   The 500-megawatt project is a joint venture of Greenway Solar-Tech (China) Co. Ltd. and Evergreen Solar Inc. of the United States, according to Ding Kongxian, chief executive officer of Greenway Solar-Tech.

    The project is scheduled to go into production in three years with an annual product value of 1 billion U.S. dollars to turn out products related to solar power industry; Kazinform cites Xinhua. See www.xinhuanet.com for full version.