The Wudongde Dam () is a large
hydroelectric dam
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on the
Jinsha River
The Jinsha River (, Tibetan: Dri Chu, འབྲི་ཆུ) is the Chinese name for the upper stretches of the Yangtze River. It flows through the provinces of Qinghai, Sichuan, and Yunnan in western China. The river passes through Tiger L ...
, an upper stretch of
Yangtze River
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in
Sichuan
Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...
and
Yunnan
Yunnan , () is a landlocked Provinces of China, province in Southwest China, the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is ...
provinces in
southwest China
Southwest China () is a region in the south of the People's Republic of China.
Geography
Southwest China is a rugged and mountainous region, transitioning between the Tibetan Plateau to the west and the Chinese coastal hills (东南丘陵) and ...
.
The design is one of the tallest in the world at , and will generate power by utilizing 12
turbines
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, each with a generating capacity of , totalling the generating capacity to . Construction began in 2015, the first generator was scheduled to be commissioned in 2018 and the entire project completed in 2021. The power station is owned by
China Three Gorges Corporation
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.
The first two turbines went online in July 2020.
The station became fully operational in June 2021.
See also
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List of power stations in China
The following page lists some power stations in mainland China divided by energy source and location.
Coal
Nuclear
Hydroelectric
Solar
Tide
Wind
By location
The following pages list the major power stations ...
References
Hydroelectric power stations in Sichuan
Hydroelectric power stations in Yunnan
Dams on the Jinsha River
Dams in China
Buildings and structures in Kunming
2021 establishments in China
Energy infrastructure completed in 2021
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