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Fengning Pumped Storage Power Station

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Fengning Pumped Storage Power Station is a pumped storage hydroelectric plant in Fengning Manchu Autonomous County, Hebei Province, China, about 145 kilometers northwest of Chengde. Construction began in 2013, its first generator was commissioned in 2019, and its final turbine came online in August 2024, giving the underground station 12 Francis pump turbines and an installed capacity of 3,600 megawatts, the largest of any pumped storage power station in the world. With a hydraulic head of 425 meters and a storage capacity of about 40 gigawatt hours, the plant generates roughly 3.42 terawatt hours a year.

Facts
Facility Type
Pumped-storage hydroelectric power station 1
Location
Fengning Manchu Autonomous County, Hebei Province, China 1
Capacity (MW)
3600 1
Commissioned Year
2019 1
The infobox reports an opening range of 2019 to 2024, reflecting the station's twelve pumped-storage units entering commercial operation in stages; 2019 marks when the station first began operating.
Classification
Status
Operational 1
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Pumped-storage hydroelectric station, Hebei, China, the largest pumped-storage facility in the world by nameplate capacity.

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  • Wikipedia article, introduction paragraph
    3,600 MW
  • Wikipedia article infobox, opening field
    2019-2024
  • Operating status, entity description
    the plant generates roughly 3.42 terawatt hours a year.
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