China's first 100MW solar power plant was put into operation on Friday in Dunhuang City of northwest China's Gansu Province.

The molten salt tower-type solar power plant covers a field of 7.8 square kilometers, with a heat-absorbing tower rising 260 meters above the ground. Using 12,000 large-sized reflection mirrors, the power plant is capable of generating power all day round, providing 390 million kWh of electricity per year.

(Source: Reuters)