At 9:00 on May 20, 2022, the last one million kilowatt No. 9 unit of Baihetan Hydropower Station installed and commissioned by China Energy Construction Gezhouba Electromechanical Company successfully passed the waterless joint commissioning and entered the commissioning and operation stage. So far, 16 units of Baihetan Hydropower Station have been commissioned. The installation of the million-kilowatt unit has been completed. At present, 7 units have been put into operation to generate electricity, and the operation status is stable and the operation indicators are excellent. The subsequent seven units are eligible for grid-connected power generation. The last two units were installed and entered the sprint stage of full production.

Baihetan Hydropower Station is a major national project for the implementation of West-to-East power transmission. It is the largest hydropower project under construction in the world with the highest technical difficulty. The hydropower unit with a single unit capacity of one million kilowatts ranks first in the world, with a unit height of 50 meters and a weight of 8,000 tons. , which is equivalent to the weight of the Eiffel Tower in France. It is completely designed, manufactured and installed by China. It is the Qomolangma of the world's hydropower industry. The power station is designed to install 16 million units with a total installed capacity of 16 million kilowatts, with 8 units on the left and right sides.Editor/Ma Xue