China Huaneng Group's Lancang River Miaowei Hydropower Station Receives Approval from NDRC

China Huaneng Group's Lancang River Miaowei Hydropower Station Receives
Approval from NDRC
Industrial Info Resources China
June 12, 2013

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Summary:

The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) approved China
Huaneng Group's Miaowei Hydropower Station on the Lancang River on May
27, 2013, according to an announcement by HydroChina Corporation
(project designer) on June 5. The project has a total reservoir capacity
of 660 million cubic meters; involves a 139.8-meter-high, earth core,
rockfill dam; a left-bank spillway; a power diversion system; and a
surface powerhouse furnished with four vertical Francis hydraulic
turbine generating units each at 350 MW. Power generated from the
project will feed into the China Southern Power Grid. The first unit is
expected to begin operation in May 2015.

The main developer and operator is Yunnan Huaneng Lancang River
Hydropower Company Limited (Kunming, Yunnan), a subsidiary of China
Huaneng Group with a joint investment from Yunnan Provincial Investment
Holding Group Company Limited (31.4%) and Hongta Tobacco (Group) Company
Limited (12.6%).
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