China has launched the world's largest offshore solar farm, a 1-gigawatt project that sets a new standard for renewable energy.

China’s CHN Energy has connected the first solar units from its 1-gigawatt (GW) offshore solar farm – the world’s first and largest of its kind – to the grid. The massive project is located off the coast of Dongying City in Shandong Province, eastern China.

China started generating power from its first gigawatt-level offshore solar project in the eastern province of Shandong.

Nearly 3 million households will benefit from this. State-owned CHN Energy has made significant progress in its one-gigawatt offshore solar plant in Kenli, Shandong with the grid connection of its first batch of photovoltaic (PV) units.