Wudongde Hydropower Station
The first generator units of the Wudongde Hydropower Station over the Jinsha River in Southwest China went into operation on June 29.
The world's seventh and China's fourth-largest hydropower plant, the station plays a key role in the country's West-to-East Power Transmission Project and is the first 10 million-kilowatt hydropower project since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 2012.
With a total installed capacity of 10.2 million kW, the station has had an average annual power output of 38.91 billion kWh over the past few years, enough to meet the power demands of Kunming, capital of Southwest China's Yunnan Province, for a year.
In addition to power generation, the station will also play a role in flood control and shipping. The entire project is scheduled to be put into operation in 2021.
It is expected to form the world's largest clean energy project base in the 21st century and, together with the Baihetan, Xiluodu and Xiangjiaba hydropower plants, contribute to China's green, low-carbon, safe and highly-efficient energy system.
The base will also boost construction of the Yangtze River Economic Belt and help in coordinated development of the regional economy and implementation of the western development drive in the new era.
Many central SOEs including China Three Gorges Corporation, China Energy Engineering Group Co., Ltd. and Power Construction Corporation of China participated in construction and operation of the station.
A view of the Wudongde Hydropower Station [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]
