The Jinchuan Hydropower Station. Photo: Sichuan News
On May 12, the first unit of the Jinchuan Hydropower Station, located in the Dadu River basin, was officially connected to the grid and began generating electricity. The Jinchuan Hydropower Station has a total installed capacity of 860,000 kilowatts, equipped with four Francis turbine generator units, each with a capacity of 215,000 kilowatts. Its annual power generation is estimated at approximately 3.5 billion kilowatt-hours, which holds significant importance for improving the power supply structure in the regional electricity system and promoting the coordinated development of the economy, society, and the environment.
Li Fangping, the on-site chief commander of the National Energy Group's Jinchuan Hydropower Project, stated that the project team is making a full effort to achieve the goal of putting the remaining three units into operation and generating power by the first half of this year. By then, the entire station's annual power generation will reach 3.5 billion kilowatt-hours, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 2.6 million tons, thereby contributing to the realization of the "dual carbon" goals.
A series of hydropower projects, including the Jinchuan, Zhentouba II, Shaping I, and Chuosijia Hydropower Stations in the Dadu River basin—the fifth-largest hydropower base in China—have recently achieved concentrated grid connection and power generation. Additionally, the Laoyingyan II Hydropower Station successfully completed river closure, further strengthening the clean energy supply system in the southwestern region.
The Dadu River basin is rich in hydropower resources, with plans to construct 28 cascade hydropower stations along its main stream, totaling a hydropower development capacity exceeding 27 million kilowatts. The four recently commissioned hydropower stations have a combined installed capacity of nearly 2 million kilowatts, with multiple units achieving concentrated grid connection and power generation. Located in the lower reaches of the Dadu River, the Zhentouba II and Shaping I Hydropower Stations are key energy projects in Sichuan Province's 14th Five-Year Plan. These two stations are equipped with a total of 12 generating units, four of which have recently been connected to the grid. Additionally, the Chuosijia Hydropower Station, situated in the upper reaches of the Dadu River, has a total installed capacity of 392,000 kilowatts across four units and achieved full operation earlier this year. The Laoyingyan II Hydropower Station in the middle reaches of the Dadu River completed river closure just before the May Day holiday. The development and construction of hydropower projects in the Dadu River basin are reaching a peak at the beginning of the 15th Five-Year Plan period.
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