Six Cascade Power Stations in World‘s Largest Clean Energy Corridor Guarantee Peak Supply
As the country braces for the arrival of strong cold air and the subsequent increase in electricity load, power companies are working tirelessly to ensure a safe and stable supply of electricity. According to the China Three Gorges Group, the world‘s largest clean energy corridor, consisting of six cascade power stations, has generated over 3.5 trillion kilowatt hours of power, providing a reliable source of energy security during adverse weather conditions.
The six cascade power stations, located on the main stream of the Yangtze River, including Wudongde, Baihetan, Xiluodu, Xiangjiaba, Three Gorges, and Gezhouba, make up the world‘s largest clean energy corridor, with five of them ranking among the top twelve hydropower stations globally. Since the end of 2023, these power stations have successfully navigated multiple rounds of cold waves, with China Three Gorges Corporation continuously optimizing its dispatching plan to meet peak supply demands.
In recent months, the maximum single-day power generation of the cascade power stations reached approximately 860 million kilowatt hours, and the maximum peak load exceeded 31 million kilowatts, marking record highs for the same period in history. This clean electricity has been delivered to regions such as Central China, East China, South China, Sichuan, Yunnan, and Chongqing.
The world‘s largest clean energy corridor spans 1,800 kilometers, housing 110 hydropower units with a total installed capacity of 71.695 million kilowatts. This accounts for around 17% of the country’s full-scale hydropower installed capacity, with the astonishing ability to generate six times the electricity from a single drop of water. On average, this translates to around 300 billion kilowatt hours of clean electricity every year, capable of meeting the daily electricity needs of over 300 million people for a year.