China Launches World's Largest Floating Solar Power Plant

The energy facility, which comprises over 160,000 solar panels spreading over 86 hectares of water surface, was launched in the city of Huainan in the Anhui province in China, according to local media.

The main advantage of a floating power plant is that such facilities do not take up valuable agricultural field acreage. At the same time, floating electricity generation is more efficient due to the readily available water, that runs the cooling system, and a lower dust load.

The power plant is expected to remain operational for another 25 years.