The No 1 generator unit of the Panlong Pumped Storage Power Station in Chongqing Municipality, the first of its kind with an installed 1 million-kilowatt capacity, has been put into operation.
Its operation is expected to guarantee safe and stable operation of the power grid in Southwest China, promote consumption of new energy, push forward transformation of the region's energy structure and drive economic transformation and development in Chongqing.
An aerial view of a reservoir of the Panlong Pumped Storage Power Station in Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]
Located in Qijiang District, the electrical load center of Chongqing neighboring the hydropower base of Southwest China's Sichuan Province, the Panlong Pumped Storage Power Station has a total investment of more than 7.1 billion yuan ($1 billion).
With a total installed capacity of 1.2 million kW, it features a designed annual power output of 2 billion kilowatt-hours and an annual pumping capacity of 2.67 billion kWh.
Construction of the power station started in September 2015 and the station is scheduled to be fully commissioned for power generation in 2024.
Once operational, it is expected to generate power equaling that produced by burning 152,000 metric tons of standard coal and to eliminate 398,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually.
(Executive editor: Xie Yunxiao)
