New power unit starts operation at China's major hydropower station

STORY: New power unit starts operation at China's major hydropower station DATELINE: May 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: various of Baihetan hydropower stationSOUNDBITE(Chinese):WANG ZHILIN,Head of Baihetan project construction at China Three Gorges Corporationvarious of Baihetan hydropower station STORYLINE: A new power-generating unit in Baihetan hydropower station in southwest China passed a 72-hour trial operation Monday and started formal operation. The operation of the No. 5 unit marks the eighth power-generating unit that has gone operational. SOUNDBITE(Chinese):WANG ZHILIN,Head of Baihetan project construction at China Three Gorges Corporation "The operation of the No. 5 unit indicates that half of our power-generating units have gone operational. The total installed capacity has reached eight million kilowatts." The Baihetan hydropower station is located on the Jinsha River, the upper section of the Yangtze River. It transmits electricity from