Shisanling Pumped Storage Power Station
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| Shisanling Pumped Storage Power Station | |
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 Interactive map of Shisanling Pumped Storage Power Station | |
| Country | China |
| Location | Changping District, Beijing |
| Coordinates | 40°15′20″N 116°16′07″E / 40.25556°N 116.26861°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1988 |
| Opening date | 1995 |
| Upper reservoir | |
| Creates | Shisanling Upper |
| Total capacity | 4,000,000 cubic metres (141,258,667 ft3) (Normal) |
| Lower reservoir | |
| Creates | Shisanling Lower |
| Total capacity | 51,000,000 cubic metres (41,346 acre⋅ft) (Normal) |
| Power Station | |
| Hydraulic head | 430 metres (1,411 ft) |
| Pump-generators | 4 x 200 MW |
| Installed capacity | 800 MW |
| Annual generation | 1246 GWh |
The Shisanling Pumped Storage Power Station (十三陵抽水蓄能电厂) is a pumped-storage power station in Changping District of Beijing, China, near the Thirteen Tombs of the Ming Dynasty from where it got its name Shisanling, which means "thirteen tombs". The power station contains four reversible turbines for an installed capacity of 800 MW.
Planning and designs for the power station commenced in 1974 and in 1988, the National Electric Power Ministry and People's Government of Beijing decided to go forth with the project. Construction was initiated that year and by 1995, the first unit was in operation.[1]
