Located eight kilometers offshore from Dongying of Shandong, the project marks a significant milestone for both China and the global offshore solar industry, it said.
Through the newly built transmission line, power will be sent to a local 550,000-ton electrolytic aluminum program, which will generate an annual power consumption of around 7.5 billion kilowatt-hours.
"It is positive to see that (electricity) margins forecast for this winter are the highest since 2019/20," said Craig Dyke, director of system operations at NESO.
In northwest China's Gobi Desert, two neighboring power plants testify to an ongoing clean energy transition in the country's west-to-east power transmission system.
The 220-kilovolt external power supply project of the Ningxia Shizuishan South Traction Substation of the Baotou-Yinchuan High-speed Railway was put into operation on Friday.