Hydropower and Water Conservation

Bakun Plant, Malaysia

The Bakun Hydropower Plant is located on the Balui River, in the Belaga division of Sarawak, Malaysia, with the studies, design, construction, and installation all done by POWERCHINA. The 2,400-MW Bakun operation began in 2011, with a concrete face rock-fill dam 205 meters high and 740 meters in length at the crest.

Coca Codo-Sinclair (CCS) Hydropower Plant, Ecuador

The CCS Hydropower Plant, in Ecuador, is the largest overseas EPC power project ever undertaken by a Chinese company and has an installed capacity of 1500 MW.

POWERCHINA involvement:1500 MW EPC + financing

Rafael Correa Delgado, president of Ecuador, visits CCS Hydropower Plant.

Merowe Hydropower Project, Sudan

The Merowe Hydropower Project is on the Nile River, in Sudan and has a 10-km-long earth and rock dam with a 290-m x 44.5-m powerhouse. Its installed capacity reaches 1,250 MW. It has auxiliary facilities and 21,511-ton metal structure.

POWERCHINA involvement: construction, installation, commission

Tekeze Hydropower Plant, Ethiopia

The Tekeze Hydropower Plant, in Ethiopia, is located on the upper reaches of the Tekeze. Work on it was completed in March 2010. It is a double curvature concrete dam with a maximum dam height of 185 m and a total installed capacity of 300 MW.

POWERCHINA involvement: construction, installation

Kamchay Hydropower Plant, Cambodia

The Kamchay Hydropower Plant in Cambodia, invested by POWERCHINA, has a total installed capacity of 194.1 MW. Work on it was completed in November 2011, with an annual output of as much as 498 GWh.

POWERCHINA involvement: investment,technical study, design, construction, installation, commissioning, operation, maintenance.

Nam Ngum 5, Laos

The Nam Ngum 5, in Laos, has an installed capacity of 120MW and was backed by POWERCHINA for a period of 25 years.

POWERCHINA involvement: investment,technical study, design, construction, installation, commissioning, operation, maintenance.

Bui Hydropower Station, Ghana

Installed Capacity: 400MW

POWERCHINA involvement: 400 MW EPC + financing 

 

Palito Thermal Power Plant, Venezuela

The Palito Thermal Power Plant in Venezuela has an installed capacity of 772 MW and uses diesels and natural gases as fuel.