Jiacha Hydropower Station

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Coordinates: 29°08′25″N 92°32′47″E / 29.1403°N 92.5464°E / 29.1403; 92.5464
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Gacha Hydropower Station
加查水电站
Jiacha Hydropower Station is located in Tibet
Jiacha Hydropower Station
Location of Gacha Hydropower Station
加查水电站 in Tibet
Jiacha Hydropower Station is located in China
Jiacha Hydropower Station
Jiacha Hydropower Station (China)
CountryChina
Locationon the middle reaches of the Brahmaputura downstream of Zangmu
Coordinates29°08′25″N 92°32′47″E / 29.1403°N 92.5464°E / 29.1403; 92.5464
PurposePower, irrigation
Construction beganDecember 2015
Opening dateAugust 2020
Construction cost¥7.83 billion[1]

The Jiacha Hydropower Station (

installed capacity of 360 MW and a designed annual generation capacity of 1.705 billion kWh.[5]

History

Jiacha Hydropower Station was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission in 2015,[6] its official construction started in December. On 11 August 2020, its first unit was put into operation for electricity generation.[7]

The

kilowatts.[9]

The project is one of the three hydro

State Council of China announced in January 2013 as part of its New Energy Development Plan.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Jiacha Hydropower Station with a total investment of 7.83 billion yuan will be put into operation this year". People's Daily. 17 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Brahmaputra dams: A China-India political quagmire". Asia Times. 29 July 2020.
  3. CCTV.com
    . 12 August 2020.
  4. ^ Dechen Palmo."Tibet's Rivers Will Determine Asia's Future". The Diplomat. 1 November 2019.
  5. Xinhuanet.com
    . 12 August 2020.
  6. Xinhuanet.com
    . 13 July 2017.
  7. ^ "First unit of the Jiacha Hydropower Station was put into operation for power generation". People's Daily. 11 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Tibetan electricity gets rapid development". China Radio International. 11 August 2020.
  9. Sina
    . 12 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Tibet gradually resumes work and production". Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy. 11 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Brahmaputra/Yarlung Tsangpo". International Rivers. Retrieved 12 August 2020. [failed verification]


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