Wudongde Dam

The Wudongde Dam (simplified Chinese: 乌东德坝; traditional Chinese: 烏東德壩; pinyin: Wūdōngdé Bà) is a large hydroelectric dam on the Jinsha River, an upper stretches of Yangtze River in Sichuan and Yunnan provinces, southwest China.

Wudongde Dam
Location of Wudongde Dam in China
Official name乌东德坝
LocationChina
Coordinates26°20′02″N 102°37′48″E
Construction began2015[1]
Construction costCN¥120 billion[1]
Dam and spillways
Type of damCompound Arch
ImpoundsJinsha River
Height240 m (787 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity4,000,000,000 m3 (3,200,000 acre⋅ft)
Power Station
Operator(s)China Three Gorges Corporation
Commission date2021
Turbines12 × 850 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity1,700 MW (July 2020)
10,200 MW (once completed)
Annual generation38,910 GW·h

The design is one of the tallest in the world at 240 m (787 ft), and will generate power by utilizing 12 turbines, each with a generating capacity of 850 MW, totalling the generating capacity to 10,200 MW. Construction began in 2015, the first generator was scheduled to be commissioned in 2018 and the entire project completed in 2021.[2][3][4][5] The power station is owned by China Three Gorges Corporation.[6]

The first two turbines went online in July 2020, the station is scheduled to be fully operational in December 2021.[7][8][6]

See also

References
  1. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-hydropower/chinas-giant-wudongde-hydro-project-begins-power-generation-idUSKBN24107Z
  2. 樊启祥考察金沙江乌东德水电站坝址和对外交通，要求把工程前期工作做深做细
  3. Dams on the Jinsha River
  4. "Wudongde hydropower dam library development features and driving River debris flow hazard assessment" (in Chinese). Boshuo. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  5. "Wudongde Hydropower Project". China International Water and Electric Corporation. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  6. "China Three Gorges Starts Operation at Wudongde Hydro Station". Bloomgerg News. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  7. "First unit of China's 10,200-MW Wudongde hydropower station connected to grid". Hydro Review. 2020-07-07. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  8. Chronicle, Cosmos (2020-08-13). "China opens first Hydro-Power Dam to withstand large Temperature Differences". Cosmos Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-08-18.


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