Bikou is a 300MW hydro power project. It is located on Bailong river/basin in Gansu, China. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. The project construction commenced in 1969 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1976.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Hydropower | 300 | 300 | – | Active | Gansu, China | Datang Gansu Power Generation |
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Description
The project is developed and owned by Datang Gansu Power Generation. The company has a stake of 100%.
Bikou is a reservoir based project. The hydro reservoir capacity is 521 million cubic meter. The project generated 1,463 GWh of electricity. The project cost is $55.6m.
Development Status
The project construction commenced in 1969 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1976.
Power Purchase Agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to State Grid Corporation of China under a power purchase agreement.
Contractors Involved
Harbin Electric Machinery was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 3 units of francis turbines, each with 100MW nameplate capacity.
Harbin Electric Machinery supplied 3 electric generators for the project. The generator capacity is 117.65 MVA.
About Datang Gansu Power Generation
Datang Gansu Power Generation Co. Ltd. is renewable energy company. It is engaged in the development of hydro power project located in china. The total installed capacity of the project is 201 MW.
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