Baihetan HPP generated 10 billion kWh so far in 2022

Date: 2022-05-16

The cumulative clean power generated by the Baihetan Hydropower Station, the world's largest hydropower project, which is still under construction, exceeded 10 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) so far this year, another major step in China's efforts to achieve energy self-sufficiency and green energy goals.

The 10 billion kWh of electricity generated by the station can replace about 3.06 million tons of standard coal and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 8.38 million tons, which is equivalent to planting 33,000 hectares of forest.

Located in the mainstream of the Jinsha River at the junction of Southwest China's Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces, the station — being built by CTG— is a major project for transferring the abundant hydropower from western China to the country's major economic powerhouses in the east.

Equipped with 16 independently developed hydropower-generator units with the largest single-unit capacity of 1 million kilowatts in the world, the Baihetan Hydropower Station is able to produce 16 million kilowatts in terms of total installed capacity.

The station is now operating stably and has generated 25.6 billion kWh of power since the first batch of units was put into operation, helping propel China toward a green and low-carbon future.

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