Dafutan is a 200MW hydro power project. It is located on Yuanshui river/basin in Hunan, China. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. The project construction commenced in 2005 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2007.
Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Hydropower | 200 | 200 | – | Active | Hunan, China | Hunan Chenxi Dafutan Hydropower |
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Description
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The project is developed and owned by Hunan Chenxi Dafutan Hydropower.
Dafutan is a reservoir based project. The hydro reservoir capacity is 144.5 million cubic meter. The net head of the project is 11.2m. The project generated 806.4 GWh of electricity. The project cost is $22.04m.
Development Status
The project construction commenced in 2005 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2007.

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By GlobalDataPower Purchase Agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Central China Grid under a power purchase agreement with a contracted capacity is 750.76GWh.
Contractors Involved
Sichuan Dongfeng Electric Machinery Works was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 5 units of bulb propeller turbines, each with 40MW nameplate capacity.
Sichuan Dongfeng Electric Machinery Works supplied 5 electric generators for the project. The generator capacity is 40 MVA.
About Hunan Chenxi Dafutan Hydropower
Hunan Chenxi Dafutan Hydropower Co., Ltd is a China based hydro power generation company. Presently, it is engaged in the development of 200 MW Hunan Chenxi Dafutan Hydropower Station located in Huaihua City, Hunan Province, China.
Methodology
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