China has been killing it lately!

If you need an innovative way of doing something, leave it to China to come up with the best solution. Exhibit A – a road on top of a 5 storey building, and Exhibit B – Literally building a vertical forest city. Now, they have even built a solar power plant in Datong and it looks extremely interesting.

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Instead of having just rows and rows of glistening panels, they built the plant in the shape of a Panda, and it looks so freaking adorable. But being cute is not the only thing, the 248-acre solar farm will have a capacity of 100MW, which will prove over 3.2 billion kWh of green electricity in 25 years.

The black parts of the panda are made up of monocrystalline silicone solar cells, and the white and grey parts are filled with thin film solar cells.

Reportedly in the 2016 G20 Energy Ministerial Meeting, China Merchants New Energy Group CEO Alan Li said, “By designing the solar power station into the pattern of a panda, we aim to stimulate teenagers' interest and enthusiasm for solar energy application.”

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It was reported that the first phase of the plant was completed on June 30, and it has started delivering power to a grid in North Western China.

“A 100MW Panda Power Plant can provide 3.2 billion [kilowatt-hours] of green electricity in 25 years, equivalent to saving 1.056 million tons of coal, or reducing 2.74 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions,” the company said.

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This project will have an essential role engaging young people in sustainable development and is being backed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Moreover, it will also help in reducing carbon emissions by around 2.74 million tons.

The UNDP said in a statement that this is an overall effort to raise awareness about clean energy among young people in China. And, this won't be the only one, there are plans of building even more panda-shaped solar plants throughout the country in the coming years.

See, this panda is so happy about it!