Gezhen is an 82MW hydro power project. It is located on Changhua river/basin in Hainan, China. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. The project construction commenced in 2007 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2009.

Project Type	Total Capacity (MW)	Active Capacity (MW)	Pipeline Capacity (MW)	Project Status	Project Location	Project Developer
Hydropower	82	82	–	Active	Hainan, China	Huaneng Hainan Power

Description

The project was developed by Huaneng Hainan Power and is currently owned by Huaneng Power International with a stake of 91.8%.

Gezhen is a run-of-river project. The hydro reservoir capacity is 122 million cubic meter. The net head of the project is 22.5m. The project generated 130.1 GWh of electricity. The project cost is $131.47m.

The hydro power project consists of 2 turbines, each with 1MW nameplate capacity.

The project has 2 electric generators installed at the site. The generator capacity is 1 MVA.

Development Status

The project construction commenced in 2007 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2009.

Power Purchase Agreement

The power generated from the project is sold to China Southern Power Grid under a power purchase agreement.

Contractors Involved

Zhefu Holding Group was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 2 units of kaplan turbines, each with 40MW nameplate capacity.

Fuchunjiang Fushi Hydropower Equipment supplied 2 electric generators for the project. The generator capacity is 40 MVA.

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