Baihetan hydropower station begins operation

The first two generating units of the world's largest hydropower station under construction were put into operation on June 28, contributing to the country's green development and carbon-neutrality goals.

Having started construction in 2017, the hydropower station, which transmits rich power resources in the west to energy-consuming regions in east China, marks a major step in the country's utilization of clean energy.

The hydropower station, which straddles the provinces of Yunnan and Sichuan, will have a total installed capacity of 16 million kilowatts. It will be equipped with 16 hydro-generating units, each with a capacity of 1 million kilowatts, making it the largest single-unit capacity in the world.

Upon completion, Baihetan will become the world's second-largest hydropower station in terms of total installed capacity, second only to the Three Gorges Dam project in the central province of Hubei.