Dongxu
Location: Sichuan
Operator: Dongxu Hydropower Plant
Configuration: 4 X 2.5- MW
Operation: 2002
T/G supplier: ??
EPC: Sichuan Province Water Conservancy and Electric Power Engineering

Ertan
Location: Sichuan
Operator: Ertan Hydropower Development Co
Configuration: 6 X 550 MW Francis
Operation: 1998-1999
T/G supplier: CGE
EPC: Harza, Impregilo, Philipp Holzmann
Quick facts: Ertan near Panzhihua on the Yalong River took 10yrs to build and was the largest hydropower plant in China at completion and for several years thereafter. The project has a 240m concrete arch dam, an underground powerhouse 280m long by 25.5m wide and 65m high, the largest in Asia when built, and a 1,167m diversion tunnel system. Construction began in 1991 and the project was completed at the end of 1999 at a cost of about $3.9bn. This was financed with one of the World Bank’s largest single project loans. EHDC was established in 1991 and has three shareholders, State Development and Investment Corp (48%), Sichuan Provincial Investment Group Co Ltd (48%), and China Huadian Corp (4%).

Photograph courtesy of Ertan Hydropower Development Co
Re-posted 11 Apr 2012

Guandi
Location: Sichuan
Operator: Ertan Hydropower Development Co
Configuration: 4 X 600 MW Francis
Operation: 2012-2013
T/G supplier: Dongfang
EPC: Sinohydro
Quick facts: In Jul 1998, China National Power Industry Corp approved a feasibility report on the construction of the Guandi hydroelectric plant on the Yalong River. The site is located where Xlchang City and Yanyuan County meet in Sichuan. The plant design originally called for a 168m RCC dam and a 694mn m³ reservoir and an 1,800-MW power plant. In Nov 2007, however, Ertan Hydroelectric Development ordered 600-MW sets from Dongfang and full construction began in Oct 2010. River impoundment began in Nov 2011 and the first unit was connected to the grid on 31 Mar 2012. The Rmb 12.49bn project is the first on the Yalong since Ertan was commissioned.

Photograph courtesy of Ertan Hydropower Development Co
Posted 11 Apr 2012

Jiangbian
Location: Sichuan
Operator: CLP Hydro Power Ltd
Configuration: 3 X 110 MW Francis
Operation: 2011
T/G supplier: Toshiba Hangzhou
EPC: CLP, Sinohydro No 8
Quick facts: In Jun 2011, CLP completed the 330-MW Jiangbian hydoelectric plant in Jiulong County, Ganzi AP. This is CLP's largest hydro plant and the fifth hydro station in a cascade along the Jiulong River. Jiangbian has 8.7km of rock tunnels and an underground powerhouse.

Photograph courtesy of Sinohydro
Posted 26 Oct 2011

Jiangkou
Location: Chongqing
Operator: Jiangkou Development Co
Configuration: 3 X 100 MW Francis
Operation: 2003
T/G supplier: ??
EPC: Northeast Investigation Design & Research Inst, Sinohydro No 8
Quick facts: Jiangkou is on the Furong River in Wulong County. At completion, the 139m dam was the tallest, thin-arch dam in China. Work on the installation began in Jul 1999. This project was developed as a BOO project by local investors.

Photograph courtesy of China Northeastern Investigation Design & Research Co
Posted 12 Jul 2009

Pengshui
Location: Chongqing
Operator: Datang International Power Generation Co Ltd
Configuration: 5 X 350 MW
Operation: 2008-2009
T/G supplier: Dongfang
EPC: Northwest Hydro Consulting Engineers
Quick facts: This project was approved by NDRC in 2004 and cost approximately Rmb 11.296bn. Unit-1 was put into commission on 23 Sep 2008. Pengshui is connected to the Chongqing Grid at 500kV.

Photograph courtesy of China Datang Corp
Posted 26 Nov 2010

Youshuishiti
Location: Chongqing
Operator: Chongqing Wujiang Industry Group Co Ltd
Configuration: 2 X 60 MW
Operation: 2007
T/G supplier: Sichuan Dongfeng Generator Co Ltd
EPC: HydroChina Zhongnan Engineering
Quick facts: This HPP is on the upper reaches of the Youshui River in Youyang County. The project has a RCC gravity dam, a spillway, stilling basins, a dam-type intake, and a dam toe powerhouse. The dam reaches 63m in height and has a crest length of 187m. Mean annual output is expected to be 392 GWh and the total cost of the project was 900mn yuan. Construction started in Jul 2005.

Photograph courtesy of HydroChina Zhongnan Engineering
Posted 11 Jul 2009

Zagunao Shiziping
Location: Sichuan
Operator: Huadian Zagunao Hydroelectric Co
Configuration: 3 X 65 MW Francis
Operation: 2011
T/G supplier: Dongfang
EPC: China Gezhouba
Quick facts: In May 2005,constuction started at the Shiziping hydropower station on the Zagunao River in Aba Tibetan Qiang AP. In Dec 2010, Huadian Power reported that all three high-head Francis units had been commissioned.

Photograph courtesy of Hunan Shinering Technology Co Ltd
Posted 12 Nov 2011

Zipingpu
Location: Sichuan
Operator: Zipingpu Development Co Ltd
Configuration: 4 X 190 MW Francis
Operation: 2005
T/G supplier: LMZ, Dongfang
EPC: Ministry of Water Resources, Northwest Hydro Consulting Engineers
Quick facts: In Feb 2001, the State Planning Commission approved the Zipingpu multipurpose water project. The lead agency and project designer was the Ministry of Water Resources. The site is on the Minjiang in Ma Township 9km from Dujiangyan City. The 156m dam is 848m long and has water supply and irrigation as its main function, but the 760-MW powerhouse makes it one of the larger multipurpose projects in China. The first unit was completed in March 2005 and all units were online by the end of the year. The plant is connected to the 500kV grid. The Zipingu Dam was somewhat damaged by a 7.9 magnitude earthquake in May 2008. The epicenter was only about 5km distant from the site.

Photograph courtesy of 江南风博客
Posted 11 Jul 2009