The world’s largest clean energy corridor — comprising six cascade hydropower stations at Wudongde, Baihetan, Xiluodu, Xiangjiaba, the Three Gorges, and Gezhouba — achieved a record-breaking annual power generation of 295.9 billion kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to China Yangtze Power Co., Ltd (CYPC), a subsidiary of China Three Gorges Corporation.
This represents a year-on-year increase of 7.11 percent, equivalent to saving approximately 89.24 million tons of standard coal and reducing carbon dioxide emissions by over 240 million tons.
2024 was the monumental clean energy corridor’s second year of full operations. CYPC has steadfastly safeguarded this national asset, continuously enhancing water resource utilization efficiency. The corridor successfully met multiple rounds of energy supply guarantees, playing a critical role in peak summer and winter electricity demands.
During the summer peak, the corridor recorded 93 days with daily power generation exceeding 1 billion kilowatt-hours, with the highest single-day output surpassing 1.6 billion kWh. On July 31 last year, peak output reached over 70 million kilowatts, a historic high, with Baihetan Hydropower Station achieving a full-capacity operation for the first time, delivering 16 million kilowatts.
During the winter peak, the corridor further increased output. The average daily power generation during this period reached 680 million kWh, firmly establishing its role in energy supply, providing robust energy support to meet peak winter demand.
(Executive editor: Zhu Zeya)
