On May 30, 2022, Unit 5 of Baihetan Hydropower Station successfully passed the 72-hour trial operation and was officially put into production. So far, more than half of the 16 million-kilowatt hydro-generator units of Baihetan Hydropower Station have been put into operation, and the cumulative production of clean electricity has exceeded 26.5 billion kilowatt-hours.

Unit 5, which was put into production this time, was developed and manufactured by Dongfang Electric Group Dongfang Electric Co., Ltd. It is more than 50 meters high and weighs about 8,000 tons. The runner can generate about 150 kWh of electricity per revolution, and it can generate about 1 million yuan per hour of operation. kWh of clean electricity.

According to Wang Zhilin, director of the Baihetan Engineering and Construction Department of the Three Gorges Corporation, Unit 5 is the eighth unit put into operation at the Baihetan Hydropower Station. Since the first batch of units were put into operation at the end of June 2021, the accumulative power generation of Baihetan Hydropower Station has exceeded 26.9 billion kWh. The operating conditions of the units that have been put into production are stable and the operating indicators are excellent, and the commissioning of the subsequent units is progressing in an orderly manner.Editor/Ma Xue