Woka River-I Hydropower Station
Hydropower station in Shannon, Tibet, China
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| Woka River-I Hydropower Station 沃卡河一级水电站 | |
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 Interactive map of Woka River-I Hydropower Station 沃卡河一级水电站 | |
| Country | China |
| Location | Sangri County, Shannan City, Tibet |
| Purpose | Power, irrigation |
| Construction began | April 1996 |
| Construction cost | ¥861.1 million |
The Woka River-I Hydropower Station (Chinese: 沃卡河一级水电站),[1] also spelled Wokahe First-cascade Hydro Station,[2] is a water conservancy project in Tibet,[3] located in Sangri County, Shannan City.
Woka River-I Hydropower Station is one of the 62 Aid Projects to Tibet (62项援藏工程)[4] identified by the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[5] The hydropower station is mainly for hydroelectric power generation and has a small-scale irrigation function,[6] and the construction was undertaken by the Third Corps of Armed Police Hydropower Troops (武警水电第三总队).[7]
History
The construction of the project started in April 1996 with an investment of ¥861.1 million by the China Development Bank[8] and was completed on 12 October 2000[9] with a total installed capacity of 20,000 kilowatts.[10] It has an annual power generation capacity of 73 million kilowatt hours.[11]