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Guangdong Pumped Storage Power Station

Conghua District, China

The 277th largest power station in the world

2.4 GW · Capacity

The Guangdong Pumped Storage Power Station or Guangzhou Pumped Storage Power Station is a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station near Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. Power is generated by utilizing eight turbines, each with a 300-megawatt (400, 000 hp) capacity, totalling the installed capacity to 2,400 megawatts (3, 200, 000 hp). The generated power is sold to CLP customers in Hong Kong. The power station was constructed in two stages, the first four turbines were completed in 1994 and the second four in 2000.

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