On December 23, 2022, Huizhou Zhongdong Pumped Storage Power Station will be fully started. This is the first single unit 400 MW variable-speed pumped storage project in China.

It is reported that Huizhou Zhongdong Pumped Storage Power Station is located in Zhongdong Village, Gaotan Town, Huidong County, Huizhou City, with a total installed capacity of 1.2 million kilowatts (3 × 400000 kilowatts), which will play an important role in promoting the large-scale development of clean energy such as wind power and photovoltaic, optimizing the power supply structure, and ensuring the safe and stable economic operation of the power system. The main construction contents of the project include upper reservoir, lower reservoir, water conveyance and power generation system, switch station, etc. The estimated investment is 8.37 billion yuan. Keywords: engineering news, new energy project

After the completion of Huizhou Zhongdong Pumped Storage Power Station, the annual design power generation will be 1.56 billion kWh, which can reduce the carbon dioxide emissions by 1.226 million tons annually. It will help Guangdong speed up the construction of a new energy system, and play a positive role in stabilizing growth, promoting transformation, and increasing stamina. Editor/Zhao E