Recently, China proposed a plan to launch a solar power plant in space, in order to get inexhaustible power in 2028, two years before the original schedule. China had planned to establish a solar power station of 1 megawatt capacity, in space by 2030.

• However, according to updated plan, China will launch a satellite in 2028.
• This satellite will test wireless power transmission technology from space to ground, from the height of 400 km.
• It will convert solar energy to microwaves or lasers.
• Using the lasers, energy beams will be directed to various targets, including the moving satellites and fixed locations on the Earth.
• Solar power plant will have the capacity of 10 kilowatts, which is enough to meet the needs of few households.