Xiangjiaba hydropower station starts operating

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Xiangjiaba hydropower station starts operating

Updated: 2014-07-10 13:04 (chinadaily.com.cn)

After 10 years of construction, hydropower station started operating on July 9, 2014, in Yibin city, Sichuan province.

Xiangjiaba is China's third-biggest hydropower station following Three Gorge and Xiluodu with a total installed capacity of 6.4 million kilowatt and an investment of almost 70 billion yuan.

The power generated by Xiangjiaba will be supplied to mainly central and east China and also to Sichuan and Yunnan during drought period.

A view of Xiangjiaba hydropower station's factory located underground in Yibin city, Sichuan province, on July 9, 2014.[Photo/Asianewsphoto]

A view from outside of Xiangjiaba hydropower station in Yibin city, Sichuan province, on July 9, 2014.[Photo/Asianewsphoto]

A view of Xiangjiaba hydropower station's factory located underground in Yibin city, Sichuan province, on July 9, 2014.[Photo/Asianewsphoto]

A man works in the central control room of Xiangjiaba hydropower station in Yibin city, Sichuan province, on July 9, 2014.[Photo/Asianewsphoto]

Visitors at Xiangjiaba hydropower station in Yibin city, Sichuan province, on July 9, 2014.[Photo/Asianewsphoto]

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Xiangjiaba hydropower station discharges floodwater in Yibin city, Sichuan province, on July 9, 2014.[Photo/Asianewsphoto]


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China's second-largest hydropower station in full operation

(Xinhua) Updated: 2014-07-02 12:07

Electromechanical Equipment Installation at the Xiluodu Hydropower Station.

YICHANG - China's second-largest hydropower station started full operation on Tuesday after its last generating unit completed a three-day test run late on Monday.

With 18 large generators and a total capacity of 13.86 gigawatts, Xiluodu is the world's third-largest station after the Three Gorges and Itaipu hydroelectric projects, according to its operator, China Three Gorges Corporation.

The station can generate 57.1 billion kwh of electricity a year, which can replace 20 million tons of coal and reduce greenhouse gas emissions of 48 million tons.

Construction of the Xiluodu hydropower station, located in the Jinsha River, a major headstream of the Yangtze in Southwestern Yunnan and Sichuan provinces, started in 2005.

Since the first generating unit began to work in July last year, the Xiluodu station has produced 23.4 billion kwh of power.


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