Construction of World Largest Pump-Storage Power Station Kicks Off in Hebei

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources China (Beijing, China)--The kick-off ceremony for the construction of the Fengning Pump-Storage Power Station was held in northern China's Hebei province on May 29, 2013. The project is to be built and operated by State Grid Xin Yuan Holding Company (Beijing), a subsidiary of State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) (Beijing). Upon completion, the project will be the largest pump-storage power station in the world, according to an announcement from the SGCC on May 31.

The Fengning Pump-Storage Power Station is located in Fengning County in the Hebei province, which is about 180 kilometers from Beijing. The power station has a total planned capacity of 3,600 megawatts (MW), which will make it the largest pump-storage power station in the world, surpassing the 3,000-MW Bath County Pumped Storage Station in the U.S.

As reported, the power station will be built in two phases. Six vertical, single-shaft, Francis reversible hydraulic generating units, each of 300 MW, will be built in Phase I, with a total investment of about $1.6 billion. The construction period for Phase I will be 86 months, and the construction period for the commissioning of the first unit will be 66 months.

Upon completion, the project will be connected to the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei power grid via two circuits of 500-kilovolt (KV) transmission lines, and it will be responsible mainly for peak, frequency regulation and emergency backup in the system. The project also could serve as large-capacity energy storage to prompt the development of wind and solar power in northern Hebei.

Early in 1996, SGCC kicked off the pre-stage preparation for the project. In 2001, the site study and preliminary feasibility study report for the project passed examination. In 2010, the feasibility study report, together with all support documents, passed examination. In August 2012, Phase I of the project received approval from the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).

Following the kick-off of construction for Phase I, pre-stage preparation for Phase II kicked off recently.

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