Ankang
Location: Shaanxi
Operator: Shaanxi Electric Power Corp
Configuration: 4 X 200 MW Francis
Operation: 1990-1992
T/G supplier: Dongfang
EPC: Beijing State Power Water Power Engineering, No 3 Bureau of Hydropower Construction
Quick facts: Ankang is a large gravity dam power station on the Han River. Construction began in 1978 and the dam structure was completed in Dec 1989. The first unit went online on 12 Dec 1990.

Photograph courtesy of China Survey and Mapping Yearbook
Posted 12 Jun 2011

Daguangba
Location: Hainan
Operator: China Guodian Corp
Configuration: 4 X 60.5 MW Francis
Operation: 1993-1995
T/G supplier: Dongfang
EPC: China Power Complete Equipment Co Ltd
Quick facts: This multipurpose project is the largest hydropower plant on the island province of Hainan. China Guodian has a 66.1% stake in the project, China Great Wall Asset Management Corp 23.01%, and National Development Bank 10.89%.

Photograph courtesy of China Guodian Corp
Posted 13 Jun 2010

Photograph copyright by and courtesy of VA TECH
Posted 22 Sep 2005

Sanbanxi
Location: Hunan
Operator: CPI Wuling Electric Power Co Ltd
Configuration: 4 X 250 MW
Operation: 2006-2008
T/G supplier: Harbin
EPC: Hydrochina Zhongnan Engineering, Sinohydro Bureau No 14
Quick factsIn Sep 2003, the cofferdam at CPI’s Sanbanxi hydro project was completed. The project is on the lower middle reaches of the middle-lower reaches of the Qingshui River in Jinping county. At completion, the project had the highest concrete face rockfill dam in China and the third tallest in the world. All four vertical Francis units went into operation in July and August 2006. Aannual output is expected to be about 2.4 TWh.

Photograph courtesy of www.baike.baidu.com
Posted 21 Sep 2011

Shiquan
Location: Shaanxi
Operator: Datang Shaanxi Power Generation Co Ltd
Configuration: 5 X 45 MW Francis
Operation: 1975-2001
T/G supplier: Dongfang
EPC: Northwest Hydro Consulting Engineers
Quick facts: Shiquan is on the Han River. Construction on the first phase started in 1971. Two additional units were added in a new powerhouse on the left bank in 2000 and 2002, respectively. The 65m concrete, hollow gravity dam has a crest length of 353m.

Wanjiazhai
Location: Shanxi
Operator: Yellow River Wanjiazhai Project Development Corp
Configuration: 6 X 204 MW Francis
Operation: 1999-2000
T/G supplier: Tianjin, Harbin
EPC: Beifang Investigation Design & Research, Sinohydro Bureau No 1
Quick facts: Wanjiazhai Water Control Project comprises the first phase of basin development of the middle reaches of the Yellow River. The left bank is part of Pianguan Co, Shanxi, and the right bank is part of Zhunger Banner, Inner Mongolia. The State Planning Commission approved the project in 1993, construction started in 1994, and river closure was completed in Dec 1995. Impoundment began on 1 Oct 1998 and the first unit went online on 28 Nov 1998, about a month ahead of schedule. Along with water storage, the plant is expected to supply about 2.75 TWh/yr for the North China grid. The concrete gravity dam reaches 105m in height and has a crest length of 443m.The three investment partners for the Rmb 6.058bn project are the Ministry of Water Resources, and the provincial governments of Shanxi and Inner Mongolia.

Photograph by jack_bai (Panaramio)
Re-posted 24 Sep 2011