On May 27, 2026, the bidding candidates for the first bid of the construction preparation project of Pumpuping Reservoir in Lijiang City were announced. Guangxi Hydropower Engineering Bureau, a subsidiary of China Energy Engineering Group, ranked first with a slight bidding advantage over China Railway Third Bureau and Hydropower 14th Bureau. This large (II) type reservoir with a total investment of about 4.2 billion yuan thus kicked off the full-scale construction.

The winning bid results will be announced on May 27, 2026

China Energy Engineering Guangxi Hydropower Engineering Bureau quoted 58.71 million yuan to win the bid for the construction preparation project 1, with China Railway Third Bureau quoting 58.4 million yuan, ranking second, and Hydropower 14th Bureau quoting 58.69 million yuan, ranking third. All three quotations were more than 10 million yuan lower than the limit price.

Basic Overview of Pumpkin Ping Reservoir Project

The reservoir is located in the upper reaches of Wulang River in Ninglang County, with a total storage capacity of 118 million cubic meters and a maximum dam height of 126.6 meters. It includes an asphalt concrete core rockfill dam and a water supply main line, with a total construction period of 68 months. It is one of the 150 major water conservancy projects in China. Keywords: news and information on infrastructure projects, reservoir infrastructure construction

The benefits that will be realized after the completion of the project

After completion, it can solve the drinking water problem for 203700 people in Ninglang County and Yongsheng County, increase the irrigation area by 251000 acres, and provide ecological water replenishment for the Chenghai Lake Basin, helping to build an ecological barrier in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and revitalize ethnic areas.Editor/Gao Xue