China's second largest hydroelectric project has completed an investment of more than 20 billion yuan

Xinhua Yichang December 28, Xinhua reporter 28th from the Chinese Three Gorges Group company learned that up to now, China's second largest hydroelectric project-Xiluodu hydropower station has completed an investment of 20.88 billion yuan, the projects are progressing smoothly.　　2010 will be the first peak year of the concrete pouring volume of Xiluodu dam. The Xiluodu hydropower station located in the lower reaches of the Jinsha River is one of the mega-projects in China after the Three Gorges project. The hydropower station will be installed in the left and right bank of 9 units capacity 770,000-kilowatt unit, more than the Three Gorges Project 700,000-kilowatt unit capacity.　　Project dynamic total investment of 67.48 billion yuan, started in 2005, is expected to be completed and put into operation in 2015.　　At present, the Xiluodu hydropower station is in the concrete construction stage, the left and right bank power station of the dam has opened the curtain of installation and commissioning project of electromechanical equipment this month.　　According to the plan, 2010 Xiluodu hydropower station will be completed investment of about 3.3 billion yuan (excluding land acquisition and resettlement fees), of which Jian investment about 2.1 billion yuan, metal structure and mechanical and electrical equipment costs 100 million yuan, other use degree of 1 billion yuan; Finished pouring about 3.05 million cubic meters, metal structure installation works 10,000 tons. According to the first volume, the Xiluodu hydropower project has to pour 16.718 million cubic meters of concrete, of which the dam body concrete volume of about 6.6 million cubic meters. As of the end of this year, the project has been completed pouring more than 4.8 million cubic meters of concrete, of which the dam body nearly 500,000 cubic meters. Xiluodu Dam is a concrete hyperbolic arch dam with a dam top elevation of 610 meters, a dam top length of 700 meters and a maximum dam height of 278 meters.　　2010, the dam will be 50 meters long, pouring concrete 1.5 million cubic meters, the monthly uniform pouring strength of 125,000 cubic meters. Xiluodu Hydropower Station is one of the 4 large hydroelectric power stations developed in the downstream of Jinsha River by China Three Gorges Group company. The project will be mainly power generation, with flood prevention, sand control and improved downstream shipping benefits. The development goal is to implement the "West to East", in line with the Three Gorges project to improve the Yangtze River flood control capacity, give full play to the comprehensive benefits of the Three Gorges Project.