Xijin is a 234.4MW hydro power project. It is located on Yu river/basin in Guangxi Zhuang 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 1958 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1975. Buy the profile here.
Description
The project is developed and owned by Longtan Hydropower Develop.
Xijin is a run-of-river project. The hydro reservoir capacity is 3,000 million cubic meter. The project generated 1,093 GWh of electricity.
The hydro power project consists of 2 turbines, each with 57.2MW nameplate capacity.
Development status
The project construction commenced in 1958 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1975.
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 60MW nameplate capacity.
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