The first tower-type solar thermal experimental power plant, under independent intellectual property rights in China, is ready to be connected to the power grid, Qianlong.com reported. With a capacity of 205 megawatts, the plant has an annual output of about 1.95 million kWh. Launched in 2007 and finished in 2012, the Badaling solar thermal experimental power plant in Beijing's Yanqing county covers 19,200 square meters. Compared with a traditional thermal power plant, the solar plant can save 663 tons of coal equivalent annually.