Yebatan Hydropower Station Explained

Yebatan Hydropower Station
Country:China
Location:at the junction of Baiyu and Konjo[1]
Purpose:Power, flood control, navigation
Construction Began:March 2017
Opening:June 27, 2017
Cost:¥33.36 billion

The Yebatan Hydropower Station [2] is the hydropower project with the largest installed capacity in the upper reaches of the Jinsha River.[3] It is located at the junction of Baiyu County in Sichuan Province and Konjo County in Tibet Autonomous Region.[4]

Since it is an arch dam, it is also called as the Yebatan Arch Dam,[5] with a maximum height of 217 meters. The total investment in this project is ¥ 33.36 billion,[6] and its first generating unit is expected to be operational by 2025,[7] and the total installed capacity is 2.24 million kilowatts.[8]

History

In November 2016, the National Development and Reform Commission approved the construction of the Lawa Hydropower Station.[9] On June 27, 2017, construction of the Yebatan Hydropower Station officially began.[3]

On March 30, 2019, the upstream cofferdam of the plant was intercepted and the main construction of the project was fully underway.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Work begins on 2.24 GW hydropower plant. 2019-04-01. Shanghai Daily.
  2. Web site: 叶巴滩水电站大坝混凝土浇筑施工仿真研究 (Simulation Study on Dam Concrete Placement Construction at Yebatan Hydropower Station). 2019-01-01. CNKI.
  3. Web site: Inventory of hydropower stations in Tibet. May 30, 2019. International Campaign for Tibet.
  4. Web site: Construction of 2.24-GW hydropower station underway in upper Yangtze. https://web.archive.org/web/20190331232734/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-03/31/c_137938024.htm. dead. March 31, 2019. 2019-03-31. Xinhuanet.com.
  5. Experimental and numerical analyses on working performance of a high arch dam with deep-seated joints: Yebatan arch dam, China. 4 February 2019. Arabian Journal of Geosciences. 10.1007/s12517-019-4256-9 . Zhang . Wen . Chen . Yuan . Yang . Bao-Quan . Zhang . Lin . Zhang . Chong . Liu . Xiao-Qiang . 12 . 4 . 103 . 2019ArJG...12..103Z . 134523731 .
  6. Web site: Reuters Basis Point:Yebatan Hydropower Station received RMB 26.7 billion in 32-year loans. Jun 5, 2017. Reuters.
  7. Web site: China begins building major new power station in Tibet. April 2, 2019. Tibetan Review.
  8. Web site: Changdu builds a national "West-to-East Power Transmission" connection base and accelerates. Mar 17, 2020. People's Daily.
  9. Web site: The upstream of the Jinsha River has witnessed a period of rapid construction for hydropower development. 2019-04-03. Xinhuanet.com.
  10. Web site: Largest upstream hydropower station on the Jinsha River intercepts flows. https://web.archive.org/web/20190331141008/http://www.xinhuanet.com/local/2019-03/30/c_1124305615.htm. dead. March 31, 2019. 2019-03-30 . Xinhuanet.com.

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