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First group of electricity-generation units at Wudongde Hydropower Station put into use

CHINA-WUDONGDE HYDROPOWER STATION-OPERATION (CN)

Aerial photo taken on June 29, 2020 shows a view of the Wudongde Hydropower Station on the border of Sichuan and Yunnan provinces in southwest China. The first group of electricity-generation units at the Wudongde Hydropower Station was put into use on Monday. The station, which is located on the border of Sichuan and Yunnan provinces in southwest China, has a total installed capacity of 10.2 million kilowatts, with the estimated annual power generating capacity of 38.91 billion kilowatt-hours. All electricity-generation units are expected to be put into use by July in 2021. Spanning the Jinsha River, the upper stretches of the Yangtze River, the station is a major hydropower project to promote high-quality development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

[ Editor: ZY ]