Baicheng is the country's only local wind power consumption demonstration zone as well as a national new energy demonstration city. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Construction work on the Three Gorges on Land project began in Baicheng, Northeast China's Jilin province, on Oct 28, according to local media reports.

The project, a major new energy project confirmed by the Jilin provincial Party committee and provincial government, will include the construction of national new energy production and construction bases, three of which will be built in the province – a consumption base, new energy delivery base, and new energy conversion base.

A wind power station in Zhenlai county, Baicheng, in Jilin province [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Baicheng is the country's only local wind power consumption demonstration zone and is a national new energy demonstration city.

Plans are to boost Baicheng wind power capacity to 22.8 million kilowatts, equivalent to the installed capacity of China's Three Gorges Hydroelectric Power Station.

During the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25), Baicheng is planning to undertake eight major projects. These include a UHV project to transmit electricity from Jilin to the southern part of the country and a new energy guarantee base in western Jilin – as well as a new energy equipment manufacturing base – with a planned total investment of 323.9 billion yuan ($50.63 billion).

Of this, 171.9 billion yuan is set to be invested during the 14th Five-Year Plan period.

In 2018, Baicheng began developing its hydrogen energy industry and it has since been striving to become the "Hydrogen Valley of North China".

Baicheng is looking to become home to a complete industrial chain for hydrogen production, hydrogen storage, hydrogen transportation and hydrogen use, with a focus on the development of hydrogen energy equipment, hydrogen fuel cells and vehicles industry – as well as the creation of a hydrogen energy industrial tree.