The Clean Energy Corridor along the Yangtze River produced over 276 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity last year, an increase of 5.34%.
The Clean Energy Corridor on the Yangtze River. (Video: CGTN).
The Largest Clean Energy Corridor in the World includes six massive hydroelectric dams along the Yangtze River, which generated even more electricity in 2023, according to operators. As China experienced record cold, nationwide electricity demand continued to rise. To cope with the upcoming peak in electricity consumption, power companies are working hard to ensure a safe and stable electricity supply. The increased electricity production from the clean energy corridor is equivalent to a reduction in consumption of about 83 million tons of standard coal and a decrease of over 200 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions.
The clean energy corridor includes 6 hydroelectric dams along the Yangtze River.
The corridor consists of six hydroelectric plants completed in December 2022, with the Baihetan Hydropower Station in the upstream area fully operational. The remaining five plants along the river are Oudongde, Xileduo, Xiangjiaba, Three Gorges, and Gezhouba. These six hydroelectric stations transmit electricity from the resource-rich western region to the electricity-intensive eastern region, with a total installed capacity of approximately 71.7 million kilowatts.
The corridor has an average annual clean energy production capacity of about 300 billion kilowatt-hours, which can meet the electricity consumption needs of over 300 million people.
