Three Gorges Dam hydroelectric plant

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Three Gorges Dam hydroelectric plant (长江三峡水电站) is an operating hydroelectric power plant in Sandouping, Yiling District, Yichang, Hubei, China.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Three Gorges Dam hydroelectric plant

Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Turbines Technology type Owner Operator
Operating[1] 2012[1] 22500 MW[1] 32 x 700 MW; 2 x 50 MW[1] Conventional storage[1] Sichuan Province Energy Investment Group Co Ltd [3%]; Yunnan Province Energy Investment Group Co Ltd [3%]; Hong Kong Central Accounting Co Ltd [7%]; China Securities and Finance Shareholding Co Ltd [2%]; publicly traded shares [14%]; Yangguang Life Insurance CO LTD- Jili [1%]; China Yangzi River Three Gorges Group Co Ltd [54%]; Yanguang Life Insurance Shareholding CO LTD- Wanneng [1%]; China Nuclear Industry Group Co Ltd [1%]; China Ping'an Life Insurance Shareholding Co Ltd [4%]; China Three Gorges Construction (Group) Co Ltd [3%] (阳光人寿保险股份有限公司-万能保险产品; 四川省能源投资集团有限责任公司; 云南省能源投资集团有限公司; 香港中央结算有限公司; 中国长江电力股份有限公司; 中国三峡建工(集团)有限公司; 中国证券金融股份有限公司; 中国平安人寿保险股份有限公司; 阳光人寿保险股份有限公司; 公开交易股票; 中国核工业集团有限公司)[2][2][2][2][2][2][2][2][2][2][2] China Yangzi River Three Gorges Group (中国长江电力股份有限公司)[3][4]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Three Gorges Dam hydroelectric plant

Location River Coordinates (WGS 84)
Sandouping, Yiling District, Yichang, Hubei, China[1] Yangtze River[1] 30.8369, 111.018 (exact)[1]

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References

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  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 https://web.archive.org/web/20221001112743/https://www.cypc.com.cn/cypcweb/cypc/20161221000016.html. Archived from the original on 2022-10-01. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20221001102345/https://www.cypc.com.cn/cypcweb/cypc/20161206000006.html. Archived from the original on 2022-10-01. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20220922045819/http://zfxxgk.nea.gov.cn/2021-04/15/c_139898498.htm. Archived from the original on 2022-09-22. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)