CTG-built Wudongde dam installs turbine generator rotor for third unit

Date: 2020-02-17

Wudongde hydropower station, owned by China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG), announced that it has completed installation of the turbine generator rotor for unit 5 in the underground powerhouse located on the left bank on February 13, signaling that the installation of the unit is entering the assembly phase.

This is the third 850,000-kW turbine generator unit at the Wudongde dam that has completed the rotor installation.

The turbine generator rotors installed at the Wudongde dam are among the largest assembled pieces that have been hoisted for a hydropower station project under construction in the world.

The generator rotor installed at unit 5 weighs 2,100 tons with a maximum diameter of 17.5m and a height of 4m, one of the heaviest components of the hydro-generator unit at the Wudongde hydropower station. The completion of rotor installation for Unit 5 brings the project one step closer to meet the operation target by July 2020.

Wudongde hydropower station will house 12 units of 850,000-kW turbines with a combined installed capacity of 10.2 million kilowatts. The first batch of its units is scheduled to be officially put into operation in July 2020 after commissioning in May and trial operation in June. All of the 12 units will be fully operational in 2021.

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