25th Three Gorges turbine comes online

BEIJING, CHINA - Generator Unit 23 of China's Three Gorges Project finished its 72-hour trial run and went into commercial operation recently, marking the 25th 700-megawatt (MW) water turbine generator unit of the project to come online.

The generator is the eighth generator manufactured in China that has been installed at the Three Gorges Project. It has a rated capacity of 777.8 MW and a maximum capacity of 840 MW, with the designed water head at 85 meters.

The generator unit is located on the right bank of Three Gorges Dam. Harbin Electric Incorporated designed and manufactured the generator unit. The installation was commissioned by the China Gezhouba Group Machinery & Electric Company.

Water turbine generators produced by Harbin compose half of the total installed capacity generated by all made-in-China water turbine generators. Steam turbine generators produced by Harbin account for half of the total installed capacity generated by all Chinese-manufactured steam turbine generators.

In August 1997, Harbin made alliances with French company Alstom S.A., Swiss company ABB Limited and Norwegian company Kvaerner and won the bid to provide eight sets of water turbine generator units to China's Three Gorges Project.

The Three Gorges Project is set to accommodate 32 700-MW generator units, which would be the largest generating facility in the world. Of these units, 14 will be located on the left bank of the project, 12 on the right bank, and six sets will be underground.

So far, all 14 generating units on the left bank and 11 sets on the right bank have come online. The rest are scheduled to be in place and linked to the state power grid by the end of this year.

Water head in the Three Gorges Dam is expected to rise from the current 156 meters to 175 meters after the flood season.

Related News

utility underground workers

Investigation underway to determine cause of Atlanta Airport blackout

ATLANTA - Power has been restored at the world’s busiest airport after a massive outage Sunday afternoon left planes and passengers stranded for hours, forced airlines to cancel more than 1,100 flights and created a logistical nightmare during the already-busy holiday travel season.

An underground fire caused a complete power outage Sunday afternoon at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, resulting in thousands of canceled flights at the world's busiest terminal and affecting travelers worldwide.

The massive outage didn’t just leave passengers stranded overnight Sunday, it also affected travelers with flight Monday morning.

According to Paul Bowers, the president and CEO of Georgia Power,  “From…

READ MORE
power transformer

Pioneer Reaches Agreement to Sell Transformer Business for Approximately $65 Million

READ MORE

Hydro-Quebec shocks cottage owner with $5,300 in retroactive charges

READ MORE

Funding Approved for Bruce C Project Exploration

Funding Approved for Bruce C Project Exploration

READ MORE

How waves could power a clean energy future

READ MORE