Yumen hydroelectric plant

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Other names: Changma pumped storage hydroelectric plant(昌马抽水蓄能电站)

Yumen hydroelectric plant (玉门抽水蓄能电站) is a hydroelectric power plant under construction in Changma, Yumen City, Jiuquan, Gansu, China.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Yumen hydroelectric plant

Status	Nameplate capacity	Turbines	Technology type	Owner	Operator
Construction	1200 MW	4 x 300 MW	Pumped storage	State Grid Corporation of China [100%] (国家电网有限公司)	State Grid Xinyuan Holdings CO LTD Gansu Yumen Pumped Storage Branch (国网新源控股有限公司甘肃玉门抽水蓄能分公司)

Location

Table 2: Location details for Yumen hydroelectric plant

Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Changma, Yumen City, Jiuquan, Gansu, China	39.8546, 96.7778 (approximate)

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