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Guanting Hydropower Station

China

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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More power stations in China

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  2. Baihetan Dam16 GW
  3. Xiluodu Dam13.86 GW
  4. Wudongde Hydropower Station10.2 GW
  5. Gansu Wind Farm7.97 GW

Other large power stations worldwide

  1. Bui Dam · Ghana1,440 GW
  2. Western Green Energy Hub · Australia50 GW
  3. Gujarat Hybrid Renewable Energy Park · India30 GW
  4. Three Gorges Dam · China22.5 GW
  5. Baihetan Dam · China16 GW
  6. Itaipu Dam · Paraguay14 GW
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