Yele is a 240MW hydro power project. It is located on Nanya river/basin in Sichuan, 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 2001 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2005. Buy the profile here.
Description
The project is developed and owned by Guodian Sichuan Nanya River Basin Hydropower Development. The company has a stake of 100%.
Yele is a reservoir based project. The hydro reservoir capacity is 298 million cubic meter. The net head of the project is 580m. The project generated 647 GWh of electricity. The project cost is $385m.
Development status
The project construction commenced in 2001 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2005.
Power purchase agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to State Grid Corporation of China under a power purchase agreement.
Contractors involved
GE Renewable Energy was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 2 units of pelton turbines, each with 122.5MW nameplate capacity.
GE Renewable Energy supplied 2 electric generators for the project. The generator capacity is 133 MVA.
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