China Yangtze Power Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China Three Gorges Corporation, recently announced that the world’s largest clean energy corridor generated more than 276 billion kilowatt-hours of power in 2023, a year-on-year growth of 5.34 percent.
An image of the cascade power stations over the trunk stream of the Yangtze River, which form the world’s largest clean energy corridor [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]
The output is equivalent to burning 83 million metric tons of standard coal and eliminating more than 200 million tons carbon dioxide. It met the annual domestic power demand of more than 290 million people.
Throughout the year, the clean energy corridor played a key role in supporting crucial events like China’s two sessions, the Chengdu Universiade in Southwest China’s Sichuan Province, and the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, East China’s Zhejiang Province. It also contributed to all-round green transformation of economic and social development.
The world’s largest clean energy corridor includes six cascade hydropower stations sitting over the trunk stream of the Yangtze River, namely the Wudongde, Baihetan, Xiluodu, Xiangjiaba, Three Gorges Dam and Gezhouba stations.
Installed with 110 generator units, the clean energy corridor has a total installed capacity of 71,695,000 kilowatts, equaling that of three Three Gorges Dam Projects.
In addition to power generation, the corridor also plays a role in shipping, giving full play to the Yangtze River’s economic value.
(Executive editor: Xie Yunxiao)
