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Guanting Hydropower Station

The 928th tallest dam in the world

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Guanting Hydropower Station, also spelled Guanting Hydropower Plant, is the first automatic power station designed and built by China, located on the upper reaches of the Yongding River in the western suburbs of Beijing. The source of power for the hydropower station is Guanting Reservoir, which generates electricity equivalent to more than 100,000 tons of coal per year.

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