China Just Connected the World's Biggest Hybrid Solar Plant to the Grid | OilPrice.com Haley Zaremba Haley Zaremba is an energy journalist and researcher with more than a decade of professional experience covering global energy systems, land and natural resources, and… More Info Premium Content By Haley Zaremba – Jul 15, 2026, 3:00 PM CDT CTG's 1-gigawatt Gobi Desert plant pairs photovoltaic and concentrated solar with molten salt storage that keeps producing power for up to eight hours after sunset. The project skips lithium-ion batteries entirely, sidestepping the four-hour storage ceiling and the supply chain baggage that comes with lithium….