The Zhikong Hydro Power Station (), is a reservoir and power station on the

Lhasa River The Lhasa River, also called Kyi Chu (, ), is a northern tributary of the Yarlung Tsangpo River in the south of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. The Yarlung Tsangpo is the upper section of the Brahmaputra River. The Lhasa River is subject to ...

Maizhokunggar County Maizhokunggar County or Meldro Gungkar County is a county of Lhasa and east of the main center of Chengguan, Tibet Autonomous Region. It has an area of with an average elevation of over . Most of the people are ethnic Tibetan and are engaged i ...

to the east of

Lhasa Lhasa (; Lhasa dialect: ; bo, text=ལྷ་ས, translation=Place of Gods) is the urban center of the prefecture-level city, prefecture-level Lhasa (prefecture-level city), Lhasa City and the administrative capital of Tibet Autonomous Regio ...

, Tibet, China. It came into operation in 2007, and has a capacity of 100 MW.

Description

The Zhikong Hydro Power Station lies between the middle and lower reaches of the Lhasa River, also called the Kyi River. It is about northeast of

, in

. It is at an elevation of above sea level, downstream from the 160 MW

Pangduo Hydro Power Station The Pangduo Hydro Power Station (; also called the Pondo Hydro Power Station) is a reservoir and dam on the Lhasa River in Lhünzhub County to the east of Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. The primary purposes are hydroelectric power generati ...

at . The Zhikong Dam, a

rock-fill dam A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, tap water, human consumption, Industri ...

, is tall. It impounds of water. The plant has four 25 MW

Francis turbine The Francis turbine is a type of water turbine. It is an inward-flow reaction turbine that combines radial and axial flow concepts. Francis turbines are the most common water turbine in use today, and can achieve over 95% efficiency. The proces ...

s supplied by Kunming, and is operated by the

China Huaneng Group China Huaneng Group Co., Ltd., abbreviated as CHNG or Huaneng Group, is one of the five largest state-owned enterprise, state-owned electricity generation enterprises in China, administrated by the State Council of the People's Republic of Chi ...

. Installed capacity is 100 MW and annual production is about 407 GWh. The reservoir is also used for flood control and irrigation.

Construction

The Lhasa River Zhi Kong hydroelectric power station was a key project of the tenth five-year plan. Construction began in May 2003, with the No 8 Hydroelectricity Corp of the Armed Police Force responsible for engineering, procurement, and construction. After a fiasco with the

Yamdrok Hydropower Station The Yamdrok Hydropower Station (), also known as the Yamdrok Yumtso or Yamzhog Yumcog hydropower station, is a hydroelectric power station just north of Yamdrok Lake, about southwest of Qüxü. The power station is in the Lhoka (Shannan) Prefec ...

in 1996, south of Lhasa, the deputy commander of the

People's Armed Police ) , abbreviation = PAP ("People's Armed Police") CAPF ("Chinese Armed Police Force"), formerly abbreviated''Wujing'' ( zh , s = 武警 , p = Wǔjǐng , l = Armed Police , labels = no ), or WJ as on vehicle license plates , patch ...

construction brigade was placed in charge of the project. Construction cost 1.37 billion yuan. The first generator was commissioned in 2006 and the power station was put into full operation on 23 September 2007.

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