On September 10, the Bureau of Ecology and Environment of Yongzhou City, Hunan Province announced that the EIA documents for major changes in the first and second phases of the Linguang Complementary Photovoltaic Power Generation Project at Xinwei Station in Xintian County had been accepted.
It is reported that the two project construction units are Datang Huayin Xintian New Energy Co., Ltd. (A subsidiary of Datang Group), which is scheduled to start construction in October 2025 and complete in April 2026, with a construction period of 7 months.
The environmental impact assessment shows that the two projects are major changes and need to be re-submitted for approval. The first phase of the project is located in Xinwei Town, Xintian County, Yongzhou City, Hunan Province. After the change, 83.77 hectares (1256.6 mu) of grassland will be temporarily used, 14.91 hectares less than before, with a total investment of 313.67 million yuan and a planned installed capacity of 60 MW. Actual installed capacity is 78.38 MWp.
The Phase II Project is located in Sanjing Town and Taoling Town, Xinwei Town, Xintian County. After the change, 128.23 hectares (1923.51 mu) of grassland will be temporarily used, which is 13.50 hectares less than before. The total investment is adjusted from 451 million yuan to 325.73 million yuan. The planned installed capacity is 90 MW, and the actual installed capacity is 100.1M W p.