Ordos added more than 10 gigawatts of newly installed renewable energy capacity in 2024, bringing its cumulative installed capacity to more than 20 GW, more than double last year's number.
According to the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regional Energy Bureau, the region's raw coal output in 2024 was 1.30 billion metric tons, increasing by 5.4 percent year-on-year, which was 4.1 percentage points higher than the national growth rate. It ranked first in the country, moving ahead of Shanxi province.
The MWh-scale long-duration, high-efficiency and high-temperature industrial thermal energy storage pilot device independently developed by the Ordos Laboratory was officially completed and put into operation on Jan 17.
Ordos in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region ranks 15th in the inaugural "Report on the Development of New Quality Productive Forces in Chinese Cities 2025", which was recently released by the Capital Institute of Science and Technology Development Strategy.
The Library of Ordos held the 15th Spring Festival gift-giving gala on Jan 18, titled "Jovial Chinese New Year - welcome Spring Festival by reading and provide people with cultural benefits".
The 2025 Ordos New Year Shopping Festival concluded on Jan 14. In just five days, offline sales reached 8.53 million yuan ($1.16 million), and orders totaled 22 million yuan.
