Maerdang hydropower station in China, the “highest-altitude facility of its form,” is anticipated to start operations in March 2024.

Huge hydropower station…

The state-run China Day by day reviews that Maerdang, which is at the moment beneath building in Qinghai province, is at 5,000 meters (16,404 ft) above sea degree, on the higher reaches of the Yellow River. For perspective, the height of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania stands at 5,895 meters (19,341 ft) above sea degree.

Maerdang’s operator, China Vitality, says that the hydropower station can have a complete put in capability of two.2 million kilowatts, and it’s anticipated to generate a median of greater than 7.3 billion kilowatt-hours of electrical energy per 12 months as soon as it’s up and operating. It’s the corporate’s first built-in renewable facility to incorporate hydropower, photo voltaic, and vitality storage.

China Vitality says Maerdang will lower 2.56 million metric tons of normal coal equal consumption and eight.16 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions.

…however in the meantime, there’s coal

China is the world chief in renewable vitality, but it’s additionally the world’s largest coal miner and shopper. Its coal output rose by 5.8% within the first two months of 2023 from the identical interval a 12 months earlier, authorities information confirmed yesterday. Reuters explains why: “A pointy improve in international coal costs and disruption of vitality provide chains following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has prompted Beijing to more and more prioritize vitality safety.”

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Images: China Information Service

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