Xiangjiaba Dam

The Xiangjiaba Dam (simplified Chinese: 向家坝; traditional Chinese: 向家壩; pinyin: Xiàngjiābà) is a large gravity dam on the Jinsha River, a tributary of the Yangtze River in Yunnan Province and Sichuan Province, southwest China. The facility has eight Francis turbines, four with a capacity of 812 MW and four rated at 800 MW, totalling an installed capacity of 6,448 MW. Xiangjiaba Dam is China's third-biggest hydropower station following Three Gorges Dam and Xiluodu Dam. Construction started on November 26, 2006, and its first generator was commissioned in October 2012.[2] The last generator was commissioned on July 9, 2014.[3]

Xiangjiaba Dam
Location of Xiangjiaba Dam in China
Official name	向家坝
Location	Yunnan
Coordinates	28°38′48″N 104°23′33″E
Status	Operational
Construction began	November 26, 2006
Opening date	2012
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Gravity
Impounds	Jinsha River
Height	161 metres (528 ft)
Length	909 metres (2,982 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity	5,163,000,000 m3 (4,185,712 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area	458,800 km2 (177,144 sq mi)
Surface area	95.6 km2 (37 sq mi)[1]
Power Station
Operator(s)	China Yangtze Power
Commission date	2012-2014
Turbines	4 × 812 MW, 4 × 800 MW MW Francis-type
Installed capacity	6,448 MW
Annual generation	30.7 TWh (2015)

The output of the generating station is connected to a ±800 kV HVDC link, the Xiangjiaba–Shanghai HVDC system, which transmits much of the power to Shanghai.