| Xianyou Pumped Storage Power Station | |
| Coordinates: | 25.527°N 118.5331°W |
| Country: | China |
| Location: | Xianyou County, Putian, Fujian Province |
| Status: | O |
| Construction Began: | May 2009 |
| Opening: | April–December 2013 |
| Res Name: | Xianyou Upper |
| Res Capacity Total: | 17350000m2 |
| Lower Res Name: | Xianyou Lower |
| Lower Res Capacity Total: | 17980000m2 |
| Plant Pumpgenerators: | 4 x 300 MW Francis pump turbines |
| Plant Hydraulic Head: | 430m (1,410feet) |
| Plant Capacity: | 1,200 MW |
| Plant Annual Gen: | 1.9 billion kWh (est.) |
Xianyou Pumped Storage Power Station is a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station located 470NaN0 west of Putian in Xianyou County of Fujian Province, China. Construction on the project began in May 2009 and the first generator was commissioned in April 2013, the last in December 2013. The power station operates by shifting water between an upper and lower reservoir to generate electricity. The lower reservoir was formed with the creation of the Xianyou Lower Dam on the Xikou River, a tributary of the Mulan River. The Xianyou Upper Reservoir is located in a valley above the east side of the lower reservoir on the Dajixi River, another tributary of the Mulan. During periods of low energy demand, such as at night, water is pumped from Xianyou Lower Reservoir up to the upper reservoir. When energy demand is high, the water is released back down to the lower reservoir but the pump turbines that pumped the water up now reverse mode and serve as generators to produce electricity. The process is repeated as necessary and the plant serves as a peaking power plant.[1] [2]
The lower reservoir is created by a 74.9m (245.7feet) tall and 277m (909feet) long concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Xikou River. It can withhold up to 17980000m2 of water. The upper reservoir is created by a 72.6m (238.2feet) tall and 340m (1,120feet) long concrete-face rock-fill dam on the paralleling Dajixi River. It can withhold up to 17350000m2 of water. Water from the upper reservoir is sent to the 1,200 MW underground power station down near the lower reservoir through four 1104m (3,622feet) long headrace/penstock pipes. The drop in elevation between the upper and lower reservoir affords a hydraulic head (water drop) of 4300NaN0.[3]