Woka River-I Hydropower Station Explained

Woka River-I Hydropower Station
Country:China
Location:Sangri County, Shannon City, Tibet
Purpose:Power, irrigation
Construction Began:April 1996
Cost:¥861.1 million

The Woka River-I Hydropower Station, [1] also spelled Wokahe First-cascade Hydro Station,[2] is a water conservancy project in Tibet, [3] located in Sangri County, Shannon City.

Woka River-I Hydropower Station is one of the "Sixty-two Aid-Tibet Projects" (62项援藏工程)[4] identified by the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[5] The hydropower station is mainly for hydroelectric power generation and has a small-scale irrigation function, [6] and the construction was undertaken by the Third Corps of Armed Police Hydropower Troops (武警水电第三总队).[7]

History

The construction of the project started in April 1996 with an investment of ¥861.1 million by the China Development Bank[8] and was completed on 12 October 2000[9] with a total installed capacity of 20,000 kilowatts.[10] It has an annual power generation capacity of 73 million kilowatt hours.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 30 years of Chinese Army Supporting the Local. Nov 29, 2008. China News Service.
  2. Web site: Foundation treatment of the fore bay of the Wokahe First-cascade Hydro Station. December 13, 2000. 111539703 .
  3. Book: Chinese Nationalities Yearbook: 2000 (General Sixth Issue). 2001. Publishing House of Minority Nationalities. 978-7-105-04664-5.
  4. Book: Biography Literature. 2004. Cultural and Art Publishing House.
  5. Web site: Woka River-I Hydropower Station and "Eighth Five-Year Plan". Aug 3, 2008. People's Daily.
  6. Web site: Woka River-I Hydropower Station completes. 2000-12-01. CNKI.
  7. Web site: The final projects of 62 national aid projects to Tibet were completed and handed over. Aug 19, 2001. Sohu.
  8. Web site: Supporting Tibet's economic construction China Development Bank invested 2.4 billion to support major projects. 2004-03-11. Sina.
  9. Web site: The Woka River-I Hydropower Station was completed. 2006-06-14. CNKI.
  10. Book: National Support for Tibet. 2002. Tibetan People's Publishing House.
  11. Web site: Records of Armed Police Hydropower Troops Supporting Power Construction in Tibet. Mar 11, 2009. CCTV.com.

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