Gobi Gansu 100.5 MW Wind Power Project

This project, located in the Gobi Desert, constructed 134 new 750 kW turbines with a total capacity of 100.5MW of clean electricity, which is delivered to the Gansu Grid and Northwest China Grid (NWCG). The project reduces GHG emissions by displacing electricity which would otherwise have been drawn primarily from fossil fuel power stations.

Gansu province is located in the northwest part of China and has a population of 26 million. Most of Gansu’s economy is based on mining as well as electricity generation, petrochemicals, and oil exploration machinery. China as a whole derives over half its energy from coal, making it the world’s largest consumer of this fossil fuel. At the time of project inception, there was only one other wind farm of its scale in Gansu and thus this project makes a significant contribution to renewable energy generation in the region.

Beyond the climate change benefits, the project has created 32 permanent jobs for the project operation, most of which have been recruited from the surrounding villages. The Gold Standard requires project developers to hold two rounds of stakeholder consultations: one before construction and one at the time of operation. As a result, the local residents,businesses, schools, governments and not-for-profits were consulted, resulting in strong support for the project and its environmental, social and sustainable impacts. The project owner has also donated half a million RMB (approximately 73,000 USD) to the “Hope School” in Anxi County. The donation helped establish the school by constructing the building and supplying the school with equipment. To comply with the Gold Standard’s requirements, the project’s sustainable development benefits must be monitored and verified. Therefore, the success of the “Hope School” donation was verified by assessing the school’s enrolment. To ensure all other social and environmental impacts remain favourable, employment numbers, soil, air, and water conditions are also monitored regularly.

This project is used to supply a Green-e Climate Certified offset product

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