Core Insights - The world's highest pumped storage power station, the State Grid Xinyuan Jiangsu Jurong Pumped Storage Power Station, has commenced full-scale operations on October 28 [2] Group 1: Project Overview - The power station is located in Jurong City, Jiangsu Province, with a total installed capacity of 1.35 million kilowatts, consisting of six reversible pump-turbine units, each with a capacity of 225,000 kilowatts [4] - The annual electricity generation is projected to be 1.35 billion kilowatt-hours, sufficient to power approximately 360,000 households for a year [4] - The station provides around 2.7 million kilowatts of bidirectional power regulation capacity, saving approximately 140,000 tons of standard coal and reducing carbon dioxide emissions by about 349,000 tons annually [4] Group 2: Technical Achievements - The dam of the power station stands at 182.3 meters, making it the highest pumped storage dam in the world, with a water storage capacity of 17.07 million cubic meters, equivalent to 1.2 times the capacity of West Lake [6] - The project has set multiple industry records and achieved technological breakthroughs in areas such as seepage control membrane development and the installation of super-large valves [6] Group 3: National Context - As of now, the total installed capacity of pumped storage power stations in China has exceeded 62 million kilowatts, achieving the target set for the 14th Five-Year Plan [7] - The construction of the first integrated water-wind-solar base in the country, the Yalong River Basin, has also progressed, with two large hydropower stations, Mengdigou and Yagen, achieving synchronous river diversion [8][10]
重大水利工程建设“多点开花” 以水为笔绘就民生幸福底色
Yang Shi Wang·2025-10-28 09:22