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(240327) -- BEIJING, March 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Firefighters extinguish forest fire in Yajiang County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 21, 2024. As of Tuesday afternoon, the open flames of the forest fire in Yajiang had been put out, according to local authorities. (Photo by Cheng Xueli/Xinhua)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240318) -- BEIJING, March 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Children evacuated after a forest fire play football at a temporary shelter in Yajiang County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 17, 2024. A total of 3,396 residents had been evacuated due to safety concerns as of 8 p.m. Sunday after a forest fire broke out in southwest China's Sichuan Province, according to the emergency response headquarters under the provincial public security department. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YAJIANG-FOREST FIRE-EVACUATION (CN)

(240317) -- YAJIANG, March 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Children evacuated after a forest fire play football at a temporary shelter in Yajiang County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 17, 2024. A total of 3,396 residents had been evacuated due to safety concerns as of 8 p.m. Sunday after a forest fire broke out in southwest China's Sichuan Province, according to the emergency response headquarters under the provincial public security department. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YAJIANG-FOREST FIRE-EVACUATION (CN)

(240317) -- YAJIANG, March 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Residents evacuated after a forest fire have dinner at a temporary shelter in Yajiang County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 17, 2024. A total of 3,396 residents had been evacuated due to safety concerns as of 8 p.m. Sunday after a forest fire broke out in southwest China's Sichuan Province, according to the emergency response headquarters under the provincial public security department. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YAJIANG-FOREST FIRE-RESCUE (CN)

(240317) -- CHENGDU, March 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Firefighters work at the site of a forest fire in Yajiang County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 17, 2024. The fire erupted in Baizi Village, in Yajiang County of Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Garze, at around 5 p.m. on Friday. Due to sudden increases in wind speed, it rapidly spread to other areas, said the headquarters of forest and grassland fire prevention and control in Garze. So far, no casualties have been reported. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YAJIANG-FOREST FIRE-RESCUE (CN)

(240317) -- CHENGDU, March 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Firefighters work at the site of a forest fire in Yajiang County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 17, 2024. The fire erupted in Baizi Village, in Yajiang County of Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Garze, at around 5 p.m. on Friday. Due to sudden increases in wind speed, it rapidly spread to other areas, said the headquarters of forest and grassland fire prevention and control in Garze. So far, no casualties have been reported. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YAJIANG-FOREST FIRE-RESCUE (CN)

(240317) -- CHENGDU, March 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A firefighter works at the site of a forest fire in Yajiang County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 17, 2024. The fire erupted in Baizi Village, in Yajiang County of Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Garze, at around 5 p.m. on Friday. Due to sudden increases in wind speed, it rapidly spread to other areas, said the headquarters of forest and grassland fire prevention and control in Garze. So far, no casualties have been reported. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. (Xinhua)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240317) -- BEIJING, March 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone on March 16, 2024 shows a forest fire in Yajiang County, southwest China's Sichuan Province. A Level-4 emergency response has been activated in southwest China's Sichuan Province due to a forest fire that broke out on Friday, according to the provincial emergency management department. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YAJIANG-FOREST FIRE-RESCUE (CN)

(240317) -- CHENGDU, March 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Firefighters work at the site of a forest fire in Yajiang County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 17, 2024. The fire erupted in Baizi Village, in Yajiang County of Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Garze, at around 5 p.m. on Friday. Due to sudden increases in wind speed, it rapidly spread to other areas, said the headquarters of forest and grassland fire prevention and control in Garze. So far, no casualties have been reported. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YAJIANG-FOREST FIRE-RESCUE (CN)

(240317) -- CHENGDU, March 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Firefighters work at the site of a forest fire in Yajiang County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 17, 2024. The fire erupted in Baizi Village, in Yajiang County of Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Garze, at around 5 p.m. on Friday. Due to sudden increases in wind speed, it rapidly spread to other areas, said the headquarters of forest and grassland fire prevention and control in Garze. So far, no casualties have been reported. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YAJIANG-FOREST FIRE-LEVEL-4 EMERGENCY RESPONSE (CN)

(240316) -- CHENGDU, March 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone on March 16, 2024 shows a forest fire in Yajiang County, southwest China's Sichuan Province. A Level-4 emergency response has been activated in southwest China's Sichuan Province due to a forest fire that broke out on Friday, according to the provincial emergency management department. The forest fire started around 5:00 p.m. on Friday near Baizi Village, in Yajiang County of Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Garze. Sudden strong winds hit the fire site at around 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, causing a reignition along the eastern front of the fire, which quickly spread over multiple mountain ridges. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YAJIANG-FOREST FIRE (CN)

(240316) -- YAJIANG, March 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 16, 2024 shows the site of a forest fire in Yajiang County, southwest China's Sichuan Province. A forest fire broke out Friday in Yajiang County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, and there have been no report of casualties, local authorities said on Saturday. The forest fire started around 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Emergency rescue teams were dispatched to put out the fire. (Xinhua)

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China's mega hydro-PV complementary power station goes operational

STORY: China's mega hydro-PV complementary power station goes operational DATELINE: June 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: CHENGDU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the power plant STORYLINE: A mega hydro-photovoltaic (PV) complementary power station went into operation on Sunday in the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Garze, in China's Sichuan Province. The Kela photovoltaic power station in Yajiang County is the world's largest and highest-altitude hydro-PV complementary power station. It's the first phase of the Lianghekou hydropower plant's hydro-PV complementary project. Covering an area of some 1,667 hectares, the Kela photovoltaic power station has an installed capacity of 1 million kilowatts and can generate an average of 2 billion kWh annually, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by more than 1.6 million tonnes per year. With a planned total installed capacity of 3 million kilowatts, the Lianghekou hydropower plant is located on the Yalong River in Garze. The Yalong River basin

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YALONG RIVER-LIANGHEKOU HYDROPOWER PLANT (CN)

(220318) -- YAJIANG, March 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 18, 2022 shows all six power generation units of Lianghekou hydropower plant on the Yalong River in Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Garze, southwest China's Sichuan Province. With the last 500,000-kW power generation unit officially putting into use, the Lianghekou hydropower plant built at an average altitude of 3,000 meters, the highest one of its kind in China, went fully operational on Friday. With a planned total installed capacity of 3 million kW and an approved investment of 66.5 billion yuan (about 10.5 billion U.S. dollars), construction of the project started in October 2014 and is expected to be fully completed by 2023, according to the Yalong River Hydropower Development Company, Ltd. The storage capacity of the reservoir is designed to reach 10.8 billion cubic meters, and the annual power generation volume is expected to surpass 11 billion kWh. The Yalong River basin is one of China's clean energy bases. The operation

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YALONG RIVER-LIANGHEKOU HYDROPOWER PLANT (CN)

(220318) -- YAJIANG, March 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Aug. 17, 2021 shows transmission lines of Lianghekou hydropower plant on the Yalong River in Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Garze, southwest China's Sichuan Province. With the last 500,000-kW power generation unit officially putting into use, the Lianghekou hydropower plant built at an average altitude of 3,000 meters, the highest one of its kind in China, went fully operational on Friday. With a planned total installed capacity of 3 million kW and an approved investment of 66.5 billion yuan (about 10.5 billion U.S. dollars), construction of the project started in October 2014 and is expected to be fully completed by 2023, according to the Yalong River Hydropower Development Company, Ltd. The storage capacity of the reservoir is designed to reach 10.8 billion cubic meters, and the annual power generation volume is expected to surpass 11 billion kWh. The Yalong River basin is one of China's clean energy bases. The operation of the

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YALONG RIVER-LIANGHEKOU HYDROPOWER PLANT (CN)

(220318) -- YAJIANG, March 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Aug. 14, 2021 shows Lianghekou hydropower plant on the Yalong River in Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Garze, southwest China's Sichuan Province. With the last 500,000-kW power generation unit officially putting into use, the Lianghekou hydropower plant built at an average altitude of 3,000 meters, the highest one of its kind in China, went fully operational on Friday. With a planned total installed capacity of 3 million kW and an approved investment of 66.5 billion yuan (about 10.5 billion U.S. dollars), construction of the project started in October 2014 and is expected to be fully completed by 2023, according to the Yalong River Hydropower Development Company, Ltd. The storage capacity of the reservoir is designed to reach 10.8 billion cubic meters, and the annual power generation volume is expected to surpass 11 billion kWh. The Yalong River basin is one of China's clean energy bases. The operation of the Lianghekou hydropower

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YALONG RIVER-LIANGHEKOU HYDROPOWER PLANT (CN)

(220318) -- YAJIANG, March 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Sept. 23, 2021 shows Lianghekou hydropower plant on the Yalong River in Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Garze, southwest China's Sichuan Province. With the last 500,000-kW power generation unit officially putting into use, the Lianghekou hydropower plant built at an average altitude of 3,000 meters, the highest one of its kind in China, went fully operational on Friday. With a planned total installed capacity of 3 million kW and an approved investment of 66.5 billion yuan (about 10.5 billion U.S. dollars), construction of the project started in October 2014 and is expected to be fully completed by 2023, according to the Yalong River Hydropower Development Company, Ltd. The storage capacity of the reservoir is designed to reach 10.8 billion cubic meters, and the annual power generation volume is expected to surpass 11 billion kWh. The Yalong River basin is one of China's clean energy bases. The operation of the Lianghekou hydropowe

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YALONG RIVER-LIANGHEKOU HYDROPOWER PLANT (CN)

(220318) -- YAJIANG, March 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 20, 2021 shows the interior view of Lianghekou hydropower plant on the Yalong River in Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Garze, southwest China's Sichuan Province. With the last 500,000-kW power generation unit officially putting into use, the Lianghekou hydropower plant built at an average altitude of 3,000 meters, the highest one of its kind in China, went fully operational on Friday. With a planned total installed capacity of 3 million kW and an approved investment of 66.5 billion yuan (about 10.5 billion U.S. dollars), construction of the project started in October 2014 and is expected to be fully completed by 2023, according to the Yalong River Hydropower Development Company, Ltd. The storage capacity of the reservoir is designed to reach 10.8 billion cubic meters, and the annual power generation volume is expected to surpass 11 billion kWh. The Yalong River basin is one of China's clean energy bases. The operation of the Lianghe

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YALONG RIVER-LIANGHEKOU HYDROPOWER PLANT (CN)

(220318) -- YAJIANG, March 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 17, 2022 shows Lianghekou hydropower plant on the Yalong River in Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Garze, southwest China's Sichuan Province. With the last 500,000-kW power generation unit officially putting into use, the Lianghekou hydropower plant built at an average altitude of 3,000 meters, the highest one of its kind in China, went fully operational on Friday. With a planned total installed capacity of 3 million kW and an approved investment of 66.5 billion yuan (about 10.5 billion U.S. dollars), construction of the project started in October 2014 and is expected to be fully completed by 2023, according to the Yalong River Hydropower Development Company, Ltd. The storage capacity of the reservoir is designed to reach 10.8 billion cubic meters, and the annual power generation volume is expected to surpass 11 billion kWh. The Yalong River basin is one of China's clean energy bases. The operation of the Lianghekou hydropowe

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YALONG RIVER-LIANGHEKOU HYDROPOWER PLANT (CN)

(220318) -- YAJIANG, March 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff members monitor the operation of Lianghekou hydropower plant on the Yalong River in Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Garze, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 17, 2022. With the last 500,000-kW power generation unit officially putting into use, the Lianghekou hydropower plant built at an average altitude of 3,000 meters, the highest one of its kind in China, went fully operational on Friday. With a planned total installed capacity of 3 million kW and an approved investment of 66.5 billion yuan (about 10.5 billion U.S. dollars), construction of the project started in October 2014 and is expected to be fully completed by 2023, according to the Yalong River Hydropower Development Company, Ltd. The storage capacity of the reservoir is designed to reach 10.8 billion cubic meters, and the annual power generation volume is expected to surpass 11 billion kWh. The Yalong River basin is one of China's clean energy bases. The operation of the Lianghek

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YALONG RIVER-LIANGHEKOU HYDROPOWER PLANT (CN)

(220318) -- YAJIANG, March 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Sept. 1, 2021 shows Lianghekou hydropower plant on the Yalong River in Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Garze, southwest China's Sichuan Province. With the last 500,000-kW power generation unit officially putting into use, the Lianghekou hydropower plant built at an average altitude of 3,000 meters, the highest one of its kind in China, went fully operational on Friday. With a planned total installed capacity of 3 million kW and an approved investment of 66.5 billion yuan (about 10.5 billion U.S. dollars), construction of the project started in October 2014 and is expected to be fully completed by 2023, according to the Yalong River Hydropower Development Company, Ltd. The storage capacity of the reservoir is designed to reach 10.8 billion cubic meters, and the annual power generation volume is expected to surpass 11 billion kWh. The Yalong River basin is one of China's clean energy bases. The operation of the Lianghekou hydropower

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YALONG RIVER-LIANGHEKOU HYDROPOWER PLANT (CN)

(220318) -- YAJIANG, March 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A maintenance worker inspects the monitoring equipments of Lianghekou hydropower plant on the Yalong River in Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Garze, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 17, 2022. With the last 500,000-kW power generation unit officially putting into use, the Lianghekou hydropower plant built at an average altitude of 3,000 meters, the highest one of its kind in China, went fully operational on Friday. With a planned total installed capacity of 3 million kW and an approved investment of 66.5 billion yuan (about 10.5 billion U.S. dollars), construction of the project started in October 2014 and is expected to be fully completed by 2023, according to the Yalong River Hydropower Development Company, Ltd. The storage capacity of the reservoir is designed to reach 10.8 billion cubic meters, and the annual power generation volume is expected to surpass 11 billion kWh. The Yalong River basin is one of China's clean energy bases. The opera

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YALONG RIVER-LIANGHEKOU HYDROPOWER PLANT (CN)

(220318) -- YAJIANG, March 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 18, 2022 shows a ceremony celebrating the operation of all power generation units of Lianghekou hydropower plant on the Yalong River in Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Garze, southwest China's Sichuan Province. With the last 500,000-kW power generation unit officially putting into use, the Lianghekou hydropower plant built at an average altitude of 3,000 meters, the highest one of its kind in China, went fully operational on Friday. With a planned total installed capacity of 3 million kW and an approved investment of 66.5 billion yuan (about 10.5 billion U.S. dollars), construction of the project started in October 2014 and is expected to be fully completed by 2023, according to the Yalong River Hydropower Development Company, Ltd. The storage capacity of the reservoir is designed to reach 10.8 billion cubic meters, and the annual power generation volume is expected to surpass 11 billion kWh. The Yalong River basin is one of China'

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YALONG RIVER-LIANGHEKOU HYDROPOWER PLANT (CN)

(220318) -- YAJIANG, March 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 17, 2022 shows Lianghekou hydropower plant on the Yalong River in Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Garze, southwest China's Sichuan Province. With the last 500,000-kW power generation unit officially putting into use, the Lianghekou hydropower plant built at an average altitude of 3,000 meters, the highest one of its kind in China, went fully operational on Friday. With a planned total installed capacity of 3 million kW and an approved investment of 66.5 billion yuan (about 10.5 billion U.S. dollars), construction of the project started in October 2014 and is expected to be fully completed by 2023, according to the Yalong River Hydropower Development Company, Ltd. The storage capacity of the reservoir is designed to reach 10.8 billion cubic meters, and the annual power generation volume is expected to surpass 11 billion kWh. The Yalong River basin is one of China's clean energy bases. The operation of the Lianghekou hydropowe

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YALONG RIVER-LIANGHEKOU HYDROPOWER PLANT (CN)

(220318) -- YAJIANG, March 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 17, 2022 shows Lianghekou hydropower plant on the Yalong River in Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Garze, southwest China's Sichuan Province. With the last 500,000-kW power generation unit officially putting into use, the Lianghekou hydropower plant built at an average altitude of 3,000 meters, the highest one of its kind in China, went fully operational on Friday. With a planned total installed capacity of 3 million kW and an approved investment of 66.5 billion yuan (about 10.5 billion U.S. dollars), construction of the project started in October 2014 and is expected to be fully completed by 2023, according to the Yalong River Hydropower Development Company, Ltd. The storage capacity of the reservoir is designed to reach 10.8 billion cubic meters, and the annual power generation volume is expected to surpass 11 billion kWh. The Yalong River basin is one of China's clean energy bases. The operation of the Lianghekou hydropowe

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YALONG RIVER-LIANGHEKOU HYDROPOWER PLANT (CN)

(220318) -- YAJIANG, March 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 17, 2022 shows Lianghekou hydropower plant on the Yalong River in Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Garze, southwest China's Sichuan Province. With the last 500,000-kW power generation unit officially putting into use, the Lianghekou hydropower plant built at an average altitude of 3,000 meters, the highest one of its kind in China, went fully operational on Friday. With a planned total installed capacity of 3 million kW and an approved investment of 66.5 billion yuan (about 10.5 billion U.S. dollars), construction of the project started in October 2014 and is expected to be fully completed by 2023, according to the Yalong River Hydropower Development Company, Ltd. The storage capacity of the reservoir is designed to reach 10.8 billion cubic meters, and the annual power generation volume is expected to surpass 11 billion kWh. The Yalong River basin is one of China's clean energy bases. The operation of the Lianghekou hydropowe

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YALONG RIVER-LIANGHEKOU HYDROPOWER PLANT (CN)

(220318) -- YAJIANG, March 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Maintenance staff members inspect monitoring equipments of Lianghekou hydropower plant on the Yalong River in Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Garze, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 17, 2022. With the last 500,000-kW power generation unit officially putting into use, the Lianghekou hydropower plant built at an average altitude of 3,000 meters, the highest one of its kind in China, went fully operational on Friday. With a planned total installed capacity of 3 million kW and an approved investment of 66.5 billion yuan (about 10.5 billion U.S. dollars), construction of the project started in October 2014 and is expected to be fully completed by 2023, according to the Yalong River Hydropower Development Company, Ltd. The storage capacity of the reservoir is designed to reach 10.8 billion cubic meters, and the annual power generation volume is expected to surpass 11 billion kWh. The Yalong River basin is one of China's clean energy bases. The opera

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YALONG RIVER-LIANGHEKOU HYDROPOWER PLANT (CN)

(220318) -- YAJIANG, March 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Maintenance staff members inspect monitoring equipments of Lianghekou hydropower plant on the Yalong River in Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Garze, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 17, 2022. With the last 500,000-kW power generation unit officially putting into use, the Lianghekou hydropower plant built at an average altitude of 3,000 meters, the highest one of its kind in China, went fully operational on Friday. With a planned total installed capacity of 3 million kW and an approved investment of 66.5 billion yuan (about 10.5 billion U.S. dollars), construction of the project started in October 2014 and is expected to be fully completed by 2023, according to the Yalong River Hydropower Development Company, Ltd. The storage capacity of the reservoir is designed to reach 10.8 billion cubic meters, and the annual power generation volume is expected to surpass 11 billion kWh. The Yalong River basin is one of China's clean energy bases. The opera

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YALONG RIVER-LIANGHEKOU HYDROPOWER PLANT (CN)

(220318) -- YAJIANG, March 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff members monitor the operation of Lianghekou hydropower plant on the Yalong River in Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Garze, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 17, 2022. With the last 500,000-kW power generation unit officially putting into use, the Lianghekou hydropower plant built at an average altitude of 3,000 meters, the highest one of its kind in China, went fully operational on Friday. With a planned total installed capacity of 3 million kW and an approved investment of 66.5 billion yuan (about 10.5 billion U.S. dollars), construction of the project started in October 2014 and is expected to be fully completed by 2023, according to the Yalong River Hydropower Development Company, Ltd. The storage capacity of the reservoir is designed to reach 10.8 billion cubic meters, and the annual power generation volume is expected to surpass 11 billion kWh. The Yalong River basin is one of China's clean energy bases. The operation of the Lianghek

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YALONG RIVER-LIANGHEKOU HYDROPOWER PLANT (CN)

(220318) -- YAJIANG, March 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 18, 2022 shows a ceremony celebrating the operation of all power generation units of Lianghekou hydropower plant on the Yalong River in Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Garze, southwest China's Sichuan Province. With the last 500,000-kW power generation unit officially putting into use, the Lianghekou hydropower plant built at an average altitude of 3,000 meters, the highest one of its kind in China, went fully operational on Friday. With a planned total installed capacity of 3 million kW and an approved investment of 66.5 billion yuan (about 10.5 billion U.S. dollars), construction of the project started in October 2014 and is expected to be fully completed by 2023, according to the Yalong River Hydropower Development Company, Ltd. The storage capacity of the reservoir is designed to reach 10.8 billion cubic meters, and the annual power generation volume is expected to surpass 11 billion kWh. The Yalong River basin is one of China'

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YALONG RIVER-LIANGHEKOU HYDROPOWER PLANT (CN)

(220318) -- YAJIANG, March 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 17, 2022 shows Lianghekou hydropower plant on the Yalong River in Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Garze, southwest China's Sichuan Province. With the last 500,000-kW power generation unit officially putting into use, the Lianghekou hydropower plant built at an average altitude of 3,000 meters, the highest one of its kind in China, went fully operational on Friday. With a planned total installed capacity of 3 million kW and an approved investment of 66.5 billion yuan (about 10.5 billion U.S. dollars), construction of the project started in October 2014 and is expected to be fully completed by 2023, according to the Yalong River Hydropower Development Company, Ltd. The storage capacity of the reservoir is designed to reach 10.8 billion cubic meters, and the annual power generation volume is expected to surpass 11 billion kWh. The Yalong River basin is one of China's clean energy bases. The operation of the Lianghekou hydropowe

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YALONG RIVER-LIANGHEKOU HYDROPOWER PLANT (CN)

(220318) -- YAJIANG, March 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Aug. 21, 2021 shows Lianghekou hydropower plant on the Yalong River in Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Garze, southwest China's Sichuan Province. With the last 500,000-kW power generation unit officially putting into use, the Lianghekou hydropower plant built at an average altitude of 3,000 meters, the highest one of its kind in China, went fully operational on Friday. With a planned total installed capacity of 3 million kW and an approved investment of 66.5 billion yuan (about 10.5 billion U.S. dollars), construction of the project started in October 2014 and is expected to be fully completed by 2023, according to the Yalong River Hydropower Development Company, Ltd. The storage capacity of the reservoir is designed to reach 10.8 billion cubic meters, and the annual power generation volume is expected to surpass 11 billion kWh. The Yalong River basin is one of China's clean energy bases. The operation of the Lianghekou hydropower

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YALONG RIVER-LIANGHEKOU HYDROPOWER PLANT (CN)

(220318) -- YAJIANG, March 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Sept. 23, 2021 shows Lianghekou hydropower plant on the Yalong River in Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Garze, southwest China's Sichuan Province. With the last 500,000-kW power generation unit officially putting into use, the Lianghekou hydropower plant built at an average altitude of 3,000 meters, the highest one of its kind in China, went fully operational on Friday. With a planned total installed capacity of 3 million kW and an approved investment of 66.5 billion yuan (about 10.5 billion U.S. dollars), construction of the project started in October 2014 and is expected to be fully completed by 2023, according to the Yalong River Hydropower Development Company, Ltd. The storage capacity of the reservoir is designed to reach 10.8 billion cubic meters, and the annual power generation volume is expected to surpass 11 billion kWh. The Yalong River basin is one of China's clean energy bases. The operation of the Lianghekou hydropowe

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YALONG RIVER-LIANGHEKOU HYDROPOWER PLANT (CN)

(220318) -- YAJIANG, March 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff members check the trial operation of the last power generation unit at Lianghekou hydropower plant on the Yalong River in Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Garze, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 17, 2022. With the last 500,000-kW power generation unit officially putting into use, the Lianghekou hydropower plant built at an average altitude of 3,000 meters, the highest one of its kind in China, went fully operational on Friday. With a planned total installed capacity of 3 million kW and an approved investment of 66.5 billion yuan (about 10.5 billion U.S. dollars), construction of the project started in October 2014 and is expected to be fully completed by 2023, according to the Yalong River Hydropower Development Company, Ltd. The storage capacity of the reservoir is designed to reach 10.8 billion cubic meters, and the annual power generation volume is expected to surpass 11 billion kWh. The Yalong River basin is one of China's clean energ

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China's highest-altitude mega hydropower plant fully operational

STORY: China's highest-altitude mega hydropower plant fully operational DATELINE: March 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: YAJIANG COUNTY, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the mega hydropower plant STORYLINE: With the last 500,000-kW power generation unit officially being put into use, a mega hydropower plant built at an average altitude of 3,000 meters, the highest one of its kind in China, went fully operational on Friday. With a planned total installed capacity of 3 million kW, the Lianghekou hydropower plant is located on the Yalong River in Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Garze, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Construction of the project, with an approved investment of 66.5 billion yuan (about 10.5 billion U.S. dollars), started in October 2014 and is expected to be fully completed by 2023, according to the Yalong River Hydropower Development Company, Ltd. The storage capacity of the reservoir is designed to reach 10.8 billion cubic meters, and the annual power generat