The 1,000 MW offshore PV project in Kenli district of Dongying, Shandong province, connects to the grid on Friday. [Photo by Zhou Guangxue/for chinadaily.com.cn]

Each of the project's massive platforms measures 60 meters long and 35 meters wide, equivalent to the area of five standard basketball courts. Nearly 3,000 such platforms have been installed across the site, forming a vast array on the sea's surface.