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.

The world's first gigawatt-scale offshore solar power project was successfully connected to the grid and has begun power generation on Wednesday, its operator CHN Energy Investment Group (CHN Energy) said.

Offshore solar, which sidesteps the renewable’s land-use demands, is becoming increasingly popular; Taiwan inaugurated what it said was the world’s largest plant just last week. The price of solar is falling faster than other renewables: Our World in Data estimated that,