Wudongde Dam
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The Wudongde Dam (
southwest China
.
The design is one of the tallest in the world at 240 m (787 ft), and will generate power by utilizing 12
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.[7][8][6] The station became fully operational in June 2021.[9]
See also
References
- ^ a b "China's giant Wudongde hydro project begins power generation". Reuters. 30 June 2020.
- ^ 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
- ^ Dams on the Jinsha River
- ^ "Wudongde hydropower dam library development features and driving River debris flow hazard assessment" (in Chinese). Boshuo. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
- ^ "Wudongde Hydropower Project". China International Water and Electric Corporation. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- ^ a b "China Three Gorges Starts Operation at Wudongde Hydro Station". Bloomberg. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
- ^ "First unit of China's 10,200-MW Wudongde hydropower station connected to grid". Hydro Review. 2020-07-07. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
- ^ Chronicle, Cosmos (2020-08-13). "China opens first Hydro-Power Dam to withstand large Temperature Differences". Cosmos Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
- ^ "China's Wudongde hydropower project begins full operations". Power Technology. 17 June 2021.
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