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China Is Building a Great Wall of Energy—and It Can Power an Entire City

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The “ Solar Great Wall ” is currently under construction in the Kubuqi Desert along the southern edge of the Yellow River in northern China .

China hopes that the wall will provide 180 billion kilowatt hours ( kWh ) per year by 2030 .

The installation plans to treat 27 million hectares of this region by providing shade and reducing evaporation.