Wenquan is a 135MW hydro power project. It is located on Kashi river/basin in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, 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 2007 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2011. Buy the profile here.
Description
The project is developed and owned by Guodian Xinjiang Jilintai Hydropower Development. The company has a stake of 100%.
Wenquan is a reservoir based project. The hydro reservoir capacity is 207 million cubic meter. The project generated 761 GWh of electricity. The project cost is $148.3m.
The hydro power project consists of 3 turbines, each with 45MW nameplate capacity.
The project has 3 electric generators installed at the site. The generator capacity is 45 MVA.
Development status
The project construction commenced in 2007 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2011.
Power purchase agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to State Grid Corporation of China under a power purchase agreement.
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