Shisanling Pumped Storage Power Station | |
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Country | China |
Location | Changping District, Beijing |
Coordinates | 40°15′20″N 116°16′07″E / 40.25556°N 116.26861°E |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1988 |
Opening date | 1995 |
Upper reservoir | |
Creates | Shisanling Upper |
Total capacity | 4,000,000 cubic metres (141,258,667 cu ft) (Normal) |
Lower reservoir | |
Creates | Shisanling Lower |
Total capacity | 51,000,000 cubic metres (41,346 acre⋅ft) (Normal) |
Power Station | |
Hydraulic head | 430 metres (1,411 ft) |
Pump-generators | 4 x 200 MW |
Installed capacity | 800 MW |
Annual generation | 1246 GWh |
The Shisanling Pumped Storage Power Station (十三陵抽水蓄能电厂) is a pumped-storage power station in Changping District of Beijing, China, near the Thirteen Tombs of the Ming Dynasty from where it got its name Shisanling, which means "thirteen tombs". The power station contains four reversible turbines for an installed capacity of 800 MW.