Xiangjiaba Dam

The Xiangjiaba Dam (simplified Chinese: 向家坝; traditional Chinese: 向家壩; pinyin: Xiàngjiābà) is a large gravity dam on the Jinsha River, a tributary of the Yangtze River in Yunnan Province and Sichuan Province in southwest China. The facility has eleven Francis turbines, four with a capacity of 812 MW and four rated at 800 MW and three with 450 MW, totalling an installed capacity of 7,750 MW.[2] Xiangjiaba Dam is China's fourth-biggest hydropower station following Three Gorges Dam, Baihetan Dam and Xiluodu Dam. Construction started on November 26, 2006, and its first generator was commissioned in October 2012.[3] The last generator was commissioned on July 9, 2014.[4]

Xiangjiaba Dam
Xiangjiaba Dam is located in China
Xiangjiaba Dam
Location of Xiangjiaba Dam in China
Official name向家坝
LocationYunnan
Coordinates28°38′48″N 104°23′33″E
StatusOperational
Construction beganNovember 26, 2006
Opening date2012
Dam and spillways
Type of damGravity
ImpoundsJinsha River
Height161 metres (528 ft)
Length909 metres (2,982 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity5,163,000,000 m3 (4,185,712 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area458,800 km2 (177,144 sq mi)
Surface area95.6 km2 (37 sq mi)[1]
Power Station
Operator(s)China Yangtze Power
Commission date2012-2014
Turbines4 × 812 MW, 4 × 800 MW , 3 x 450 MWMW Francis-type
Installed capacity7,750 MW
Annual generation30.7 TWh (2015)

The output of the generating station is connected to an ±800 kV HVDC link, the Xiangjiaba–Shanghai HVDC system, which transmits the power to Shanghai.

See also

References
  1. "About Xiangjiaba Hydropower" (in Chinese). Shuifu Development and Reform Bureau. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  2. reduper (13 September 2022). "Xiangjiaba Dam". Super Engineering Website. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  3. "October impoundment acceptance of the Xiangjiaba Hydropower Station was officially launched" (in Chinese). International Power Grid. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  4. "Xiangjiaba, Xiluodu hydropower generating units put into the equivalent of a Three Gorges Power Station" (in Chinese). People's Daily Online. 15 July 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.


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