All 16 rotors installed in Baihetan Hydropower Station(1/4)

Photo taken on Dec. 19. 2021 shows the rotor of the last unit of Baihetan Hydropower Station is lifted in southwest China. (Photo provided by China Gezhouba Group Mechanical& Electrical Construction Co., LTD.)

The rotor of No.9 million-kilowatt unit of Baihetan Hydropower Station was lifted into place on Sunday. So far, a total of 16 rotors, considered as "hearts" of hydro-generating units, have been installed.

The Baihetan hydropower station is located on the Jinsha River, the upper section of the Yangtze River in southwest China. The hydropower station will have a total installed capacity of 16 million kilowatts. It will be equipped with 16 hydro-generating units, each with a capacity of 1 million kilowatts, the largest single-unit capacity in the world.

Photo taken on Dec. 19. 2021 shows the rotor of the last unit of Baihetan Hydropower Station is lifted in southwest China. (Photo provided by China Gezhouba Group Mechanical& Electrical Construction Co., LTD.)

Photo taken on Dec. 19. 2021 shows the rotor of the last unit of Baihetan Hydropower Station is lifted in southwest China. (Photo provided by China Gezhouba Group Mechanical& Electrical Construction Co., LTD.)

Photo taken on Dec. 19. 2021 shows the rotor of the last unit of Baihetan Hydropower Station is lifted in southwest China. (Photo provided by China Gezhouba Group Mechanical& Electrical Construction Co., LTD.)