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Suwalong Hydropower Station

Markam County, China

The Suwalong Hydropower Station, is the hydropower project that is located in the upper reaches of the Jinsha River at the junction of Mangkam County in Tibet and Batang County in Sichuan. It is the first installed million-kilowatt-level hydropower station in Tibet. With a total investment of ¥ 17.89 billion, the plant's total installed capacity is 1.2 million kilowatts, which is more than double that of the Zangmu Dam. Once completed, the project would generate 2,000 MW of power.

Power station data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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