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THE BAIHETAN HYDRO ENERGY POWER PROJECT (HEP) IS THE WORLD’S SECOND BIGGEST POWER STATION BUILT ON THE RIVER JINSHA JIANG. THE FIRST IS THREE GORGES DAM ON YANGTZE RIVER IN THE HUBEI PROVINCE OF CHINA. THE LATER HAS THE POWER GENERATION CAPACITY OF 22,500 MW (22.5GW).

FEATURES OF THE BAIHETAN HYDRO POWER PROJECT

• PROJECT TYPE- HYDRO POWER PROJECT.
• LOCATION- SICHUAN AND YUNNAN PROVINCE OF CHINA.
• CAPACITY- 16 GW.
• DEVELOPERS- JINSHA RIVER CHUANYUN.
• ESTIMATED COST- 220 BILLION YUAN ($ 34 BILLION).
• JOINT VENTURE- CHINA THREE GORGES CORPORATION (70%), SICHUAN ENERGY INVESTMENT GROUP (15%) AND YUNNAN ENERGY INVESTMENT GROUP (15%).
• OPERATIONAL- BAIHETAN WILL BE ONE OF THE FIRST PROJECTS TO USE A 1000 MW TURBINE AND BE OPERATIONAL IN 2022.
• POWER GENERATION- EXPECTED 60 BILLION KILOWATTS OF ELECTRICITY.
• THREE OTHER CHINESE HEP-
  • THREE GORGES DAM- YANGTZE RIVER. POWER CAPACITY-22.5GW. STATUS- OPERATIONAL.
  • XILUODU HEP- RIVER JINSHA JIANG. POWER CAPACITY- 13.86GW. STATUS- OPERATIONAL.
  • WUDONGDE HEP- RIVER JINSHA JIANG. POWER CAPACITY- 10.2 GW. STATUS-UNDER CONSTRUTION.
• STRUCTURE OF BAIHETAN HEP- THE CONCRETE DOUBLE- CURVATURE ARCH DAM WITH A MAXIMUM DAM HEIGHT OF 289 M. THE CREST ELEVATION IS 834 M AND CENTER LINE ARC LENGTH IS 709 M. IT HAS TWO UNDERGROUND POWER HOUSES ON THE EITHER SIDE OF THE DAM.
• RESERVOIR DETAILS- THE IMPOUNDMENT LEVEL OF THE DAM IS 825 M, THE CAPACITY IS 20.627 BnM³ (BILLION METER). THE REGULATION STORAGE CAPACITY IS 10.43 BCM (BILLION CUBIC METER) AND THE FLOOD STORAGE CAPACITY IS 7.5 BCM. IT HAS SIX FLOOD GATES AND THREE SPILLWAY TUNNEL. THE FLOOD DISCHARGE CAPACITY IS 42,346 M³/SEC.