There are two reservoirs with a capacity equivalent to 6,800 Olympic swimming pools, and a dam more than 180 meters high, equivalent to a 60-story skyscraper. It is essential for stabilizing the electrical grid and storing renewable energy, supplying electricity to cities with high demand, such as Shanghai and Hangzhou.
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Eastern China is home to megacities such as Shanghai, Nanjing, and Hangzhou. It is the industrial and economic heart of the country, home to more than a fifth of the population of the People’s Republic of China. This makes it the region with the highest national energy consumption. However, the main renewable energy generation centers are located thousands of kilometers to the north and west.
In this context, the recently opened Jurong Pumped Hydropower Station, which is already fully operational, is essential for storing electricity and stabilizing the electrical grid in such a demanding region. This is not just an installation: it houses the highest dam in the world for this type of installation: as high as a 60-storey skyscraper, it reaches a height of more than 182 metres.
Battery that supports East China
This is the Zhenjiang/Jurong pumped-storage power plant, located in the Yangtze River Delta in Jiangsu Province. The plant became fully operational at the end of October and has become the main supplier of clean energy to the region.
Not only is the Upper Reservoir Dam, at 182.3 metres, the tallest in the world, it has other impressive statistics. Its two reservoirs store 17.07 million cubic meters of water, equivalent to 6,800 Olympic swimming pools.
Its total installed capacity is 1.35 million kilowatts (1,350 MW), and its estimated annual generation reaches 13.5 billion kilowatt-hours, thanks to its operation…
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