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A restoration project in Inner Mongolia's Darhan Muminggan Joint Banner has revitalized 700 hectares of desertified grassland through the installation of solar panels and the planting of drought-resistant vegetation. This project, launched last year, integrates solar power generation with grassland restoration, utilizing solar panels to protect and enhance the recovering ecosystem.

The photovoltaic array generates approximately 90 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually and has led to a significant increase in vegetation coverage, which reached an average of 38.97% across the banner. The project is expected to save over 39,000 metric tons of standard coal and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 73,000 tons each year. Additionally, the local economy benefits from the cultivation of caragana shrubs for forage, which has become a low-cost feed source for livestock, supporting both ecological and agricultural sustainability.