The
new
batch
of
projects
is
part
of
the
Jiuquan
mega-base,
one
of
seven
10GW
wind
parks
that
Beijing
set
out
to
build
in
2009.
The
Jiuquan
wind
base
was
the
first
of
the
developments
to
get
under
way
and
already
has
5.36GW
in
operation.
However,
development
of
wind
farms
in
the
area
ground
to
a
halt
last
year
after
two
major
accidents
resulted
in
several
hundred
turbines
tripping
off
the
grid
simultaneously.
The
outages
triggered
a
country-wide
clampdown
on
wind
power
expansion
and
introduction
of
new,
tougher
grid-connection
standards
for
turbine
makers.
Beijing
then
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