Woka River-I Hydropower Station
The Woka River-I Hydropower Station (Chinese: 沃卡河一级水电站), [1] also spelled Wokahe First-cascade Hydro Station,[2] is a water conservancy project in Tibet, [3] located in Sangri County, Shannon City.
| Woka River-I Hydropower Station 沃卡河一级水电站 | |
|---|---|
| Country | China |
| Location | Sangri County, Shannon City, Tibet |
| Purpose | Power, irrigation |
| Construction began | April 1996 |
| Construction cost | ¥861.1 million |
Woka River-I Hydropower Station is one of the "Sixty-two Aid-Tibet Projects" (62项援藏工程)[4] identified by the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[5] The hydropower station is mainly for hydroelectric power generation and has a small-scale irrigation function, [6] and the construction was undertaken by the Third Corps of Armed Police Hydropower Troops (武警水电第三总队).[7]
History
editThe construction of the project started in April 1996 with an investment of ¥861.1 million by the China Development Bank[8] and was completed on 12 October 2000[9] with a total installed capacity of 20,000 kilowatts.[10] It has an annual power generation capacity of 73 million kilowatt hours.[11]
References
edit- ^ "30 years of Chinese Army Supporting the Local". China News Service. Nov 29, 2008.
- ^ "Foundation treatment of the fore bay of the Wokahe First-cascade Hydro Station". December 13, 2000. S2CID 111539703.
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- ^ Biography Literature. Cultural and Art Publishing House. 2004.
- ^ "Woka River-I Hydropower Station and "Eighth Five-Year Plan"". People's Daily. Aug 3, 2008.
- ^ "Woka River-I Hydropower Station completes". CNKI. 2000-12-01.
- ^ "The final projects of 62 national aid projects to Tibet were completed and handed over". Sohu. Aug 19, 2001.
- ^ "Supporting Tibet's economic construction China Development Bank invested 2.4 billion to support major projects". Sina. 2004-03-11.
- ^ "The Woka River-I Hydropower Station was completed". CNKI. 2006-06-14.
- ^ National Support for Tibet. Tibetan People's Publishing House. 2002.
- ^ "Records of Armed Police Hydropower Troops Supporting Power Construction in Tibet". CCTV.com. Mar 11, 2009.
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