Lawa Hydropower Station Explained

Lawa Hydropower Station
Country:	China
Location:	in the upper reaches of the Jinsha River^[1]
Purpose:	Power, flood control
Construction Began:	March 2017
Cost:	¥30.969 billion^[2]

The Lawa Hydropower Station ^[3] is a hydropower station along the Jinsha River in the junction of Sichuan Province and Tibet Autonomous Region.^[4] It is located in the upper reaches of the Jinsha River.^[5] The Lawa Dam is a rock-fill dam with a maximum height of 234 meters. The total investment of this project is ¥ 30.969 billion, ^[6] and the total installed capacity is 2 million kilowatts.^[7]

History

In March 2017, the preparatory construction of Lawa Hydropower Station started.^[8] In January 2019, the National Development and Reform Commission approved the construction of the Lawa Hydropower Station.^[9]

Lawa Hydropower Station is a major project that is prioritized in the "12th Five-Year Plan" and "13th Five-Year Plan".^[10]

Notes and References

Web site: 华电金沙江上游拉哇电站获核准在建装机达619万千瓦. 2019-01-22. State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission.
Web site: Information. January 21, 2019. People's Daily.
Web site: Approval Process for Large Hydropower Projects & Analysis of their Stakeholders: A Case Study of the Nu River. January 13, 2016. International Rivers.
Zheng Yiran.Web site: Hydropower plant gets NDRC green light. 2019-01-16. China Daily.
Web site: 昌都市建设国家"西电东送"接续基地再加速. 2020-03-17. People's Daily.
Web site: China begins building major new power station in Tibet. April 2, 2019. Tibetan Review.
Web site: Lawa Hydropower Station Launches. 2019-01-21. Radio Free Asia.
Web site: Construction of Lawa Hydropower Station officially started. Mar 7, 2017. hydropower.org.cn.
Web site: Reply of the National Development and Reform Commission on the Approval of the Jinsha River Lawa Hydropower Station Project. 2019-01-15. National Development and Reform Commission.
Web site: Inventory of hydropower stations in Tibet. May 30, 2019. International Campaign for Tibet.