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As one of the major role players in the global economy, China has done it again as they unveiled a massive hydroelectric power plant that is as big as the iconic Eiffel Tower in the French capital, Paris. The dam is dubbed a colossal project with an altitude of 3000 metres and it is expected to produce 11 billion kWh. Known as Lianghekou mega hydroelectric power plant, it stands as the tallest in China.
As recently reported by EcoNews, the hydroelectric plant is so massive and is equivalent to the size of the globally recognized Eiffel Tower in France. The towering dam is 3000 metres and pumps out 11 billion kilowatts of energy using water.
Located on the Yalong River in Garzê, southwest China, the hydroelectric power plant boasts a total planned installed capacity of three million kW.
It is documented that the concept of hydroelectric power plants is aimed at harnessing hydraulic energy to generate significant amounts of electrical power. In addition, the design and layout of this gigantic project and its components enable the harnessing of the force from flowing water to rotate a turbine at high speeds.
This rotational motion is transmitted through mechanisms to drive an electrical generator, thereby producing electrical energy.
Hydroelectric power plants are among the most extensively utilized methods for generating electrical energy due to their high energy output compared to other systems. Moreover, they harness a renewable resource – water – for this purpose.
The completion of the massive Hydroelectric Power Station
While the project began 10 years ago and was completed towards the end of 2023, the hydroelectric plant stands as the tallest in the Asian country, marking a historic milestone as the highest power plant in China.
In financial terms, the approved investment for the project amounted to approximately 66.5 billion Yuan, equivalent to 9.449 billion Euros.
“The reservoir design enables it to hold nearly 11 billion cubic metres (m3) of water, specifically 10,800 million cubic metres (m3),” reports EcoNews.
“The annual energy production capacity is also estimated to surpass 11 billion kWh. The first unit of the hydropower plant was commissioned in September 2021.”
Why is this hydroelectric plant historic?
As also published by Yalong River Hydropower Development Company Ltd (YLHDC), this dam rises 295 meters, thus bringing it to the very level of the Eiffel Tower (which stands at about 300 m excluding the antenna).
Another record this hydroelectric project holds is that it integrates, among other things, spillways, a ventilation tunnel and a subway power plant.
Moreover, a Chinese state-owned news agency Xinhua reported that the hydropower project is set to be a turning point in the supply of Sichuan and the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt and the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle.
“In turn, the state agency released images and videos showing the hydropower plant outdoors and indoors, including the rooms where operators work, the six power production units and monitoring equipment. The plant is located about 25 kilometers upstream from Yajiang County in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture,” said EcoNews.
“Making the sum total we arrive at 1.57 kilometers long. Its water intake tower is 115 meters high, 160 meters wide and 33 meters long.”
While this is regarded as the biggest project in the world or China, it is one of the 22-level plants that will work on the mainstream of the Yalong, based on approval by Chinese authorities a decade ago.
Meanwhile, this hydroelectric plant is not the only project that has China at center stage considering the fact that another colossal project involving the Asian country is this photovoltaic panda bear.