Zongyang county, situated on the northern bank of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, boasts four prominent water systems: Caizi Lake, Baidang Lake, Chenyao Lake, and Liangsa Lake. The combined water surface area spans 344.39 square kilometers, constituting one-third of the county's total land area. This location offers unique advantages in implementing "integrated fishery and photovoltaic" power generation.

Since the inaugural "integrated fishery and photovoltaic" power station was established in Zongyang county in 2021, numerous such stations of varying sizes have sprung up, with the county's total installed capacity of "integrated fishery and photovoltaic" power generation reaching 500,000 kW, accounting for 91.63 percent of the total installed capacity of photovoltaic power generation.