The charging station in Lhasa city will generate power from
sunlight and store it in the energy storage facilities for electric vehicles to
charge, the company said in a Weibo post.
Tesla moved into the solar business in 2016 with its $2.6
billion purchase of California-based SolarCity, and has said it is keen to
develop its energy business.
The company’s solar services include Solar Roof, a power
generating system meant to look like normal roof tiles, and Powerwall, which
can store power generated by solar panels.
Last year, Tesla, which is making electric vehicles in
Shanghai, put out job ads for solar and energy storage project managers in
China.