Xiluodu

In 2014, the Xiluodu hydroelectric facility on China's Jinsha Jiang River became fully operational. The plant's 18 Francis turbine-generating units are distributed evenly between the left and right banks. Xiluodu Dam has a concrete double-curvature arch dam with a maximum dam height of 285.5m, making it the country's second-largest hydro project.

The project's main focal areas are power generation, flood management, and improving navigation conditions. To manage the river flow through the dam, the project features five huge control gates. The project, which is owned by China Yangtze Power, is one of the country's key renewable energy sources, helping the country satisfy its massive energy demand while cutting emissions and coal consumption. It creates 64 billion kilowatt-hours of renewable energy each year, which is supplied to China's State Grid and Southern Power Grid.

Location: Jinsha (Upper Yangtze) River, China
Construction began: December 2005
Opening date: July 2013
Electricity generation capacity: 13.86GW