Jiacha Hydropower Station
| Gacha Hydropower Station 加查水电站 | |
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  Location of Gacha Hydropower Station 加查水电站 in Tibet  Jiacha Hydropower Station (China) | |
| Country | China |
| Location | on the middle reaches of the Brahmaputura downstream of Zangmu |
| Coordinates | 29°08′25″N 92°32′47″E / 29.1403°N 92.5464°E |
| Purpose | Power, irrigation |
| Construction began | December 2015 |
| Opening date | August 2020 |
| Construction cost | ¥7.83 billion[1] |
The Jiacha Hydropower Station (Chinese: 加查水电站), also named Gacha Hydropower Station,[2] is the second largest hydropower station built in Tibet,[3] located in Gyaca County on the middle reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo,[4] with a total installed capacity of 360 MW and a designed annual generation capacity of 1.705 billion kWh.[5]
History
[edit]Jiacha Hydropower Station was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission in 2015,[6] its official construction started in December. On 11 August 2020, its first unit was put into operation for electricity generation.[7]
The hydroelectric power plant is currently the largest power station in Tibet in terms of single-unit capacity,[8] which is 120,000 kilowatts.[9]
The project is one of the three hydro dams on the Yarlung Tsangpo,[10] which State Council of China announced in January 2013 as part of its New Energy Development Plan.[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The Jiacha Hydropower Station with a total investment of 7.83 billion yuan will be put into operation this year". People's Daily. 17 March 2020.
- ^ "Brahmaputra dams: A China-India political quagmire". Asia Times. 29 July 2020.
- ^ "The first unit of the Jiacha Hydropower Station was officially connected to the grid for power generation". CCTV.com. 12 August 2020.
- ^ Dechen Palmo."Tibet's Rivers Will Determine Asia's Future". The Diplomat. 1 November 2019.
- ^ "Jiacha Hydropower Station is put into operation". Xinhuanet.com. 12 August 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "National Development and Reform Commission Approved Jiacha Hydropower Station Project". Xinhuanet.com. 13 July 2017.
- ^ "First unit of the Jiacha Hydropower Station was put into operation for power generation". People's Daily. 11 August 2020.
- ^ "Tibetan electricity gets rapid development". China Radio International. 11 August 2020.
- ^ "The single unit capacity of this hydropower station in Tibet reaches 120,000 kilowatts". Sina. 12 August 2020.
- ^ "Tibet gradually resumes work and production". Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy. 11 August 2020.
- ^ "Brahmaputra/Yarlung Tsangpo". International Rivers. Retrieved 12 August 2020. [failed verification]
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