On December 30, 2022, Guiyang Pumped Storage Power Station in Guizhou Province was approved by the Development and Reform Commission of Guizhou Province, becoming the first approved pumped storage power station project in Guizhou Province, marking that the project has officially entered the preparatory stage for commencement.

Project overview

Guiyang Pumped Storage Power Station is located in Gubao Town in the west of Xiuwen County, Guiyang City, Guizhou Province. The upper reservoir is located in Wuli Village on the right bank of the sixth level reservoir area of the Maotiao River on the Wujiang River, and the lower reservoir is the reservoir area of Hongyan Hydropower Station. The project area is about 13km from Xiuwen County, 38km from Guiyang City and 99km from Zunyi City. The total installed capacity of the power station is 1500MW, which is mainly composed of upper reservoir, lower reservoir, water conveyance system, underground powerhouse system, ground switch station and other buildings. The power station is developed and constructed by Guiyang Pumped Storage Power Generation Co., Ltd. of Guangdong Energy Group. After the completion of the power station, it will undertake the tasks of peak regulation, valley filling, frequency modulation, phase modulation and emergency standby in the power grid.

The Guiyang Pumped Storage Power Station Project is invested and constructed by Guangdong Energy Group with a total investment of about 9.2 billion yuan, which is generally economical. The construction of Guiyang Pumped Storage Power Station has the advantages of large investment, long construction period, strong driving force, significant medium and long-term economic benefits, etc. It can effectively drive the development of upstream and downstream industries such as power supply, electrical equipment, energy using equipment, raw materials, etc., drive regional economic growth, and play a very important role in stabilizing investment, ensuring employment, and benefiting people's livelihood. The production operation and subsequent development and construction of the power station will continue to release the driving force of the economic belt, create employment opportunities, increase local taxes, significantly improve the local ecological environment, travel conditions, residents' living and employment conditions, promote regional economic and social development, and make contributions to rural revitalization. Editor/Zhao E