The solar panels act as windbreaks against the plateau's harsh gusts, which reduces dust and evaporation and allows grasses to grow in what was once a near-desert. In fact, vegetation coverage in the panel fields has surged, turning parts of this former wasteland green in the. The Talatan PV Power Station is a large cluster of solar power stations in the Gonghe County China. Talatan is not a single plant but a cluster of many projects. According to new research, it is also gently reshaping a patch of desert into a slightly greener, cooler and more biologically active place. They soak up sunlight that is much brighter than at sea level because the air is so thin. Wind turbines dot nearby ridgelines and stand in long rows across arid. XINING, June 9 -- Amid China's green energy revolution, the world's largest solar photovoltaic power plant on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau is forging a unique development path, simultaneously generating electricity while making exemplary contributions to poverty alleviation and ecological. Solar power is quietly reshaping parts of the Tibetan Plateau, where thin air, intense sunlight, and dry winds have long defined daily life. At the. In Gonghe County, Qinghai Province, high up on the Tibetan Plateau, the Chinese government is rolling out a massive solar farm project covering about 162 square miles (≈ 420 square kilometers).