Gongboxia is a 1,500MW hydro power project. It is located on Yellow river/basin in Qinghai, China. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. The project construction commenced in 2000 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2004.
Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Hydropower | 1,500 | 1,500 | – | Active | Qinghai, China |
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Description
The project is currently owned by State Power Investment.
Gongboxia is a reservoir based project. The hydro reservoir capacity is 620 million cubic meter.
Development Status
The project construction commenced in 2000 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2004.
Contractors Involved
Harbin Electric Machinery was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 5 units of francis turbines, each with 300MW nameplate capacity.
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