Xi Jinping gave important instructions to the first batch of units of the Jinsha River Wudongde Hydropower Station put into operation, emphasizing the adherence to the new development concept, brave to climb the new peak of science and technology, and strive to create quality projects to better benefit the people
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, June 29th: General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, State President, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission Xi Jinping recently made important instructions to the first batch of units of the Jinsha River Udongde Hydropower Station to put into production, representing the Party Central Committee and expressing warmth to the first batch of units to be put into operation Congratulations and sincere greetings to all the builders and the cadres and masses who have contributed to the construction of the project.
Xi Jinping emphasized that Wudongde Hydropower Station is a major national project that implements the "West to East Power Transmission" project. I hope that comrades will make persistent efforts, adhere to the new development concept, bravely climb the new peak of science and technology, complete the follow-up project construction tasks with high standards and high quality, and strive to turn Wudongde Hydropower Station into a quality project. It is necessary to adhere to ecological priority and green development, scientifically and orderly advance the development of hydropower resources in the Jinsha River, promote the development of the Jinsha River Basin during protection, and protect it during development to better benefit the people.
The ceremony of putting the first batch of units into operation in Wudongde Hydropower Station was held on video on the 29th. The main venue was set up in Beijing, and the branch venues were set up in Yunnan and Sichuan. The ceremony conveyed important instructions from Xi Jinping.
Wudongde Hydropower Station is located at the junction of Luquan County, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, and Huidong County, Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan Province. It was fully started by China Three Gorges Corporation in December 2015, with a total installed capacity of 10.2 million kilowatts, and an average annual power generation of 389.1 100 million kWh. All units of the hydropower station are scheduled to be completed and put into operation before July 2021.