Silin is a 1,050MW hydro power project. It is located on Wujiang river/basin in Guizhou, China. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. The project construction commenced in 2006 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2008. Buy the profile here.

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Description

The project was developed by Guizhou Wujiang Hydropower Development. China Huadian and Guizhou Provincial Government are currently owning the project having ownership stake of 51% and 49% respectively.

Silin is a run-of-river project. The hydro reservoir capacity is 1,593 million cubic meter. The penstock length is 114.7m. The penstock diameter is 8.8m. The project generated 4,047 GWh of electricity.

Development status

The project construction commenced in 2006 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2008.

Power purchase agreement

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

Contractors involved

Voith Siemens Hydro Power Generation was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 4 units of francis turbines, each with 262.5MW nameplate capacity.

Harbin Electric Machinery supplied 4 electric generators for the project. The generator capacity is 262.5 MVA.

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About Guizhou Wujiang Hydropower Development

Guizhou Wujiang Hydropower Development Company Ltd. is a company engaged in the business of development and construction of Hydropower in the Wujiang region, power generation, construction and installation projects and equipment supply.

This content was updated on 4 January 2024

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This information is drawn from GlobalData’s Power Intelligence Center, which provides detailed profiles of over 170,000 active, planned and under construction power plants worldwide from announcement through to operation across all technologies and countries worldwide.