Shisanling Pumped Storage Power Station

Shisanling Pumped Storage Power Station
CountryChina
LocationChangping District, Beijing
Coordinates40°15′20″N 116°16′07″E / 40.25556°N 116.26861°E / 40.25556; 116.26861
StatusOperational
Construction began1988
Opening date1995
Upper reservoir
CreatesShisanling Upper
Total capacity4,000,000 cubic metres (141,258,667 cu ft) (Normal)
Lower reservoir
CreatesShisanling Lower
Total capacity51,000,000 cubic metres (41,346 acre⋅ft) (Normal)
Power Station
Hydraulic head430 metres (1,411 ft)
Pump-generators4 x 200 MW
Installed capacity800 MW
Annual generation1246 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.