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On September 29, a mobilization meeting for the construction of a new energy base in the central and northern part of the Kubuqi Desert in Inner Mongolia was held in Dalaat Banner. The commencement of this project marks a new phase in China’s strategy for energy development in arid and desert areas as well as for cross-regional power transmission. It lays the foundation for optimizing the energy structure in North China and enhancing the capacity to ensure a stable supply of energy. Additionally, it provides strong impetus for achieving the \"dual carbon\" goals and for the development of new energy sources in Ordos. As a core component of the largest wind and solar power base in China’s 14th Five-Year Plan, the new energy base in the central and northern part of the Kubuqi Desert is Inner Mongolia’s first large-scale wind and solar power facility of tens of millions of kilowatts to begin operations. The total investment in this project amounts to 98.8 billion yuan; it plans to build 8 million kilowatts of photovoltaic capacity, 4 million kilowatts of wind power capacity, as well as 4 million kilowatts of coal-fired power plants to provide support, along with 5 million kWh of capacity for new types of energy storage. The starting point of the power transmission route is in Dalaat Banner, it passes through Shanxi Province, and the ending point is in Cangzhou City, Hebei Province. With a total length of 699 kilometers and a transmission capacity of 8 million kilowatts, it will serve as the \"aorta\" for transmitting green electricity from the base. This project is a key initiative for Inner Mongolia to thoroughly implement the new energy security strategy of “four revolutions and one cooperation”. Adhering to the principle of \"giving priority to ecology and focusing on desert control,\" the project has, while advancing comprehensive measures to combat desertification and the \"Three Norths\" shelter forest initiative, explored a path for coordinated development between energy exploitation and ecological restoration, providing a replicable \"Inner Mongolia model\" for the transformation of resource-based regions. This project also serves as an important support for Ordos City in developing a world-class new energy industry. Currently, Ordos has plans to develop new energy projects with a total capacity of nearly 61 million kilowatts. Once these projects are implemented, they will further help increase the city’s new energy installation capacity, with the goal of reaching 100 million kilowatts by 2030. Additionally, through the \"integration of wind, solar, thermal power, and storage\" approach, these projects will stimulate the development of related industries such as new energy equipment manufacturing and the utilization of green electricity, thus creating a complete new energy industry ecosystem that will lay a solid foundation for the high-quality development of the local economy. Once completed and put into operation by the end of 2027, the power plant is expected to supply approximately 36 billion kWh of electricity per year to the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. Of this amount, 60% will come from renewable energy sources. This will result in a reduction of 6.4 million tons of standard coal consumption and 16 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions each year. It will help to improve the energy structure in North China and enhance the efficiency of electricity distribution across different regions, thereby providing strong support for achieving the \"dual carbon\" goals.