en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Shaanxi Foping Pumped Storage Power Station project has fully entered the phase of comprehensive coordinated construction, with breakthroughs recently achieved at multiple key engineering milestones. The project has a total installed capacity of 1.4 million kilowatts, a total investment of 9.85 billion yuan, and a designed average annual power generation of 1.436 billion kilowatt-hours. To date, cumulative investment has exceeded 1.9 billion yuan.
At the construction site of the Foping Pumped Storage Power Station, various work areas are operating simultaneously, with the roar of machinery rising and falling, engineering vehicles shuttling back and forth frequently, and construction operations advancing in an orderly manner. In the first quarter of this year, the project completed fixed asset investment of over 110 million yuan, achieving 109.95% of the phased plan. In January, the No. 2, No. 3, and No. 5 construction adits were holed through, and the rock-anchored beam concreting for the main powerhouse was completed. In March, the first layer of rock-filled concrete for the lower reservoir sediment dam was poured, and the filling of the upper reservoir dam commenced, marking the project's transition into the core construction phase of the main works. On April 29, the main works of the 3,310-meter access road were completed, opening up the vital transportation artery for construction. Entering May, the No. 4 construction adit was holed through, the upstream section of the No. 1 headrace lower horizontal tunnel was excavated into place, and the lower reservoir sediment dam was poured to the flood season elevation.
Zhang Pengli, Deputy General Manager of Shaanxi Foping Pumped Storage Co., Ltd., stated that key milestones such as the underground powerhouse and the upper and lower reservoirs are progressing comprehensively, with cumulative investment exceeding 1.9 billion yuan. The project has achieved 805 consecutive days of safe production. High-risk operations are managed through systems including a digital intelligent platform, AI-based violation capture, and personnel positioning. The first-piece confirmation system and witness inspection with signage have been fully implemented, maintaining an excellence rate for unit works above 90%.
The Foping Pumped Storage Power Station is a key implementation project under the national "14th Five-Year Plan" for pumped storage and is also the largest single investment project in the local area. Once completed and operational, it will be able to absorb an average of 1 billion kilowatt-hours of green and clean electricity annually, save 300,000 tons of standard coal, and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 783,000 tons. It is regarded as a "super power bank" in the hinterland of the Qinling Mountains.
To ensure the efficient advancement of the project, Foping County has established a service guarantee mechanism featuring elevated scheduling and dedicated task forces. Through county leadership liaison and on-site services by departments, local authorities proactively coordinate on issues such as land acquisition, demolition, and construction power supply, clearing bottlenecks and difficulties in construction. According to the plan, the project is expected to be fully completed and connected to the grid for power generation by the end of 2029. By then, it will undertake tasks such as peak shaving, valley filling, frequency regulation, and energy storage for the Shaanxi power grid, serving regional energy security and green, low-carbon development.
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