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Article: China Completes Construction of Major Power Station
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- December 21, 1996
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After years of strenuous effort, China has completed the
construction of a major power station located on the Yuanjiang River
in southern Hunan Province.
A ceremony was held today to mark the connection of Unit 5 of the
Wuqiangxi Power Station with the local power grid.
Investment in the station, with a total installed capacity of 1.2
million kilowatts, has surpassed seven billion yuan (about 843
million US dollars).
The hydro-electrical station, Hunan's largest, will have
additional functions of flood control, navigation and aquatic
breeding.
The new power station boasts a ...