Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region's new energy industry is developing rapidly, and is receiving a high level of interest from the National Energy Administration, with the administration classifying the region as a comprehensive national new energy zone.

A vivid description of the arid landscape found in central Ningxia: "Every family has a flock of sheep, and wind blows once a year from spring to winter." The central Ningxia region receives very little rain, and is often classified as a semi-desert or desert. New energy industries will flourish in this kind of environment.

The province's wind energy generation capacity is measured at 22,500 MW. In the first half of this year, the Ningxia Power Grid produced a total wind power of 1.8 billion kwh. The installed wind power generation capacity for the Ningxia Power grid project is measure at 205 kw.