Suwalong Hydropower Station
苏洼龙水电站
CountryChina
Locationat the junction of Mangkam and Batang
PurposePower, flood control, navigation
Opening date2022
Construction cost¥17.89 billion

The Suwalong Hydropower Station (Chinese: 苏洼龙水电站),[1] is the hydropower project that is located in the upper reaches of the Jinsha River at the junction of Mangkam County in Tibet and Batang County in Sichuan.[2] It is the first installed million-kilowatt-level hydropower station in Tibet.[3]

With a total investment of ¥ 17.89 billion,[4] the plant's total installed capacity is 1.2 million kilowatts, [5] which is more than double that of the Zangmu Dam.[6] Once completed, the project would generate 2,000 MW of power.[7]

History

In November, 2015, the National Development and Reform Commission officially approved the construct of Suwalong Hydropower Station.[8]

On November 21, 2017, Suwalong Hydropower Station dammed the river.[9]

The plant became fully operational in November 2022.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "苏洼龙水电站预计明年12月发电 总装机120万千瓦". People's Daily. Apr 26, 2020.
  2. ↑ "China begins construction of Tibet's biggest dam". The Economic Times. Apr 30, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Tibet's first installed megawatt hydropower plant enters the electromechanical installation stage". China News Service. July 17, 2020.
  4. ↑ "我国金沙江上游首座大型水电站开工建设". Xinhua News Agency. 2016-04-29.
  5. ↑ "China for more dams on Tibetan rivers instead of Brahmaputra: Media". The Economic Times. Nov 23, 2017.
  6. ↑ "China building its largest hydropower project yet in Tibet". Tibetan Review. May 1, 2016.
  7. ↑ Atul Aneja."China bets on mega projects in Tibet". The Hindu. November 25, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Taking care of the green and winning the battle to protect the blue sky". Xinhuanet.com. 2018-01-22. Archived from the original on 2020-12-26.
  9. ↑ "The first power station on the upper reaches of the Jinsha River dams the river". Reference News. 2017-11-22. Archived from the original on 2017-12-02.
  10. ↑ "Suwalong Hydropower put into operation in Sichuan".


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