Yunfeng is a 400MW hydro power project. It is located on Yalu river/basin in Jilin, China. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. The project construction commenced in 1942 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1965.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Hydropower 400 400 Active Jilin, China

Description

The project is currently owned by Northeast China Grid.

Yunfeng is a run-of-river project. The hydro reservoir capacity is 4,580 million cubic meter. The gross head of the project is 89m. The total number of penstocks, pipes or long channels that carry water down from the hydroelectric reservoir to the turbines inside the actual power station, are 4 in number. The penstock length is 770m. The penstock diameter is 5.3m. The project generated 2,000 GWh of electricity.

Development Status

The project construction commenced in 1942 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1965.

Power Purchase Agreement

The power generated from the project is sold to State Grid Corporation of China under a power purchase agreement.

Contractors Involved

Harbin Electric Machinery was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 4 units of francis turbines, each with 100MW nameplate capacity.

Harbin Electric Machinery supplied electric generator(s) for the project. The generator capacity is 100 MVA.

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