Jiacha Hydropower Station
Hydropower station in Gyaca, Tibet, China
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The Jiacha Hydropower Station (Chinese: 加查水电站), also named Gacha Hydropower Station,[2] is the second largest hydropower station built in Tibet,[3] located in Gyaca County on the middle reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo,[4] with a total installed capacity of 360 MW and a designed annual generation capacity of 1.705 billion kWh.[5]
| Gacha Hydropower Station 加查水电站 | |
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  Gacha Hydropower Station 加查水电站 Location of Gacha Hydropower Station 加查水电站 in Tibet  Gacha Hydropower Station 加查水电站 Gacha Hydropower Station 加查水电站 (China) | |
| Country | China |
| Location | on the middle reaches of the Brahmaputura downstream of Zangmu |
| Coordinates | 29.1403°N 92.5464°E |
| Purpose | Power, irrigation |
| Construction began | December 2015 |
| Opening date | August 2020 |
| Construction cost | ¥7.83 billion[1] |
History
Jiacha Hydropower Station was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission in 2015,[6] and its official construction started in December. On 11 August 2020, its first unit was put into operation for electricity generation.[7]
The hydroelectric power plant is currently the largest power station in Tibet in terms of single-unit capacity,[8] which is 120,000 kilowatts.[9]
The project is one of the three hydro dams on the Yarlung Tsangpo,[10] which State Council of China announced in January 2013 as part of its New Energy Development Plan.[11]
