The
high
altitude,
long
sunshine
hours
and
vast
swathes
of
cheap,
unused
land
make
the
region
an
ideal
location
for
big
solar
farms,
the
kind
that
appeal
to
investors
eyeing
showcase
clean-energy
projects
and
attractive
returns.
In
2011,
Qinghai
added
1GW
of
new
solar.
This
year,
the
provincial
government
has
given
the
go-ahead
for
another
gigawatt.
Companies
of
all
kinds
—
from
telecoms
to
property
investors,
as
well
as
China’s
“big
five”
power
groups
—
fought
for
permits
issued
this
year
to
build
projects
in
the
province,
and
are
keen
to
start
construction
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