The world’s largest clean energy corridor, the cumulative power generation of six cascade hydropower stations on the main stream of the Yangtze River exceeds 3 trillion kWh

IT House news on May 9, the latest data of the Three Gorges Group shows that on May 4, the Three Gorges Group’s six cascade hydropower stations in the mainstream of the Yangtze River – Wudongde, Baihetan, Xiluodu, Xiangjiaba, Three Gorges, Gezhouba,The cumulative power generation over the years has exceeded 3 trillion kWh.

According to reports, 3 trillion kWh of clean electricity is equivalent to saving about 910 million tons of standard coal and reducing carbon dioxide emissions by about 240 million tons.The Wudongde, Baihetan, Xiluodu, Xiangjiaba, Three Gorges and Gezhouba hydropower stations on the main stream of the Yangtze River constitute the world’s largest clean energy corridor.

IT House learned that the Three Gorges Group stated that this year, Yangtze Power has carried out the joint dispatch of cascade 6 reservoirs for the first time. Among them, the four hydropower stations of Xiluodu, Xiangjiaba, Three Gorges and Gezhouba have generated a total of 51.2 billion kWh in 2022.A record high for the same period.

also,The 6 cascade hydropower stations in the main stream of the Yangtze River of the Three Gorges Group have now put into operation 101 generating units, the total installed capacity is more than 62 million kilowatts, accounting for about 16% of the national installed hydropower capacity (391 million kilowatts by the end of 2021). After the Baihetan Hydropower Station is fully put into operation, the Three Gorges Group will build and put into operation 110 hydropower units on the main stream of the Yangtze River, with a total installed capacity of 71.695 million kilowatts, equivalent to the installed capacity of the “Three Three Gorges”.