5 billion kWh electricity mark! Baihetan cuts carbon dioxide emissions by 4.2m tons

Baihetan hydropower station, owned by China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG), announced on September 7 that it has generated 5 billion kWh electricity on the day since it started power generation, contributing to achieving the goal of carbon peak and carbon neutrality and facilitating all-round green transformation of economic and social development.

Baihetan, the largest hydropower station under construction in the world, is designed to install a total of 16 1-GW hydraulic generators, the world’s largest in terms of capacity for a single unit. It marks a major breakthrough in high-end equipment manufacturing in China. Up to now, the 4 GW-level power units in operation have been running in good condition, having generated a total of 5 billion kWh of clean electricity. They have helped save about 1.54 million tons of standard coal and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 4.2 million tons, delivering a steady stream of green energy for China’s high-quality development.

Baihetan hydropower station, a major national project in the West-to-East Power Transmission Initiative, will be in full operation in July 2022, with an annual output of 62.443 billion kWh. Then it will be the world's second largest hydropower station after the Three Gorges Dam.