Construction of China's hydropower clean energy bases has accelerated comprehensively since the beginning of the year. A batch of major hydropower projects have been commissioned and are delivering results, providing solid support for ensuring energy security and promoting green, low-carbon development.
The Jinchuan Hydropower Station on the Dadu River has a total installed capacity of 860,000 kilowatts, equipped with four mixed-flow turbine generating units, each with a capacity of 215,000 kilowatts. The unit recently commissioned is the first of these. So far, over 20,000 megawatts of hydropower capacity has been collectively commissioned in the Dadu River basin, making it one of China's important clean energy production bases.
Beyond the Dadu River, hydropower project construction in the three major river basins of the Jinsha River, Yalong River, and Lancang River has also accelerated this year. The Lancang River basin features 14 large hydropower stations with a total installed capacity of approximately 24.3 gigawatts, forming a mature cascade development pattern. In the upper reaches of the Jinsha River, the focus is on advancing the construction of world-class hydropower stations such as Xulong and Yebatan. The total planned scale of clean energy bases in this area reaches 57 gigawatts. The Yalong River basin is targeting integrated development encompassing "hydropower, wind, solar, storage, hydrogen, and computing," with plans to build a comprehensive clean energy base by 2035.
By the first quarter of 2026, China's cumulative installed hydropower capacity reached 450 gigawatts.
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