Voith and China Three Gorges sign new agreement

6 July 2017


Voith and China Three Gorges Corporation have entered into an agreement that covers the delivery of two 350MW units to a pumped storage power station in China, while also strengthening the strategic cooperation between the two companies in promoting the hydropower business in Africa.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and German Chancellor Angela Merkel r witnessed the signing of the joint cooperation agreement  on July 5 between Mr. Lu Chun,  Chairman of China Three Gorges Corporation, and Dr. Hubert Lienhard, President and CEO of Voith Group, in Berlin.

The reversible pump turbine generator units will be delivered to Zhejiang Changlongshan pumped storage project, located in Zhejiang Province’s Anji County between the cities of Tianhuangping and Shanchuan. With a total capacity of 2100MW the station will rank number three in terms of capacity among pumped storage plants built or being built within the Chinese mainland. Additionally, its 710m high head makes it the highest in China and second highest in the world.

The agreement also lays a firm foundation for Voith’s and China Three Gorges’ (CTG) continued cooperation in developing Africa’s hydropower industry. Voith has comprehensive experience on the continent and has been successfully executing hydropower projects since the 1940’s. By June 2017, Voith has installed about 10,000MW of capacity. CTG first came to Africa 50 years ago and now has over 300 completed or ongoing projects covering more than 30 countries and districts.

?The strategic agreement addresses the continuation and deepening of both companies’ cooperation on the continent, and covers plans to work together to foster the concept of sustainable hydropower development, economic growth and social progress. Voith and CTG already have a long and solid history of cooperation, with the two working closely together in a number of hydropower projects around the globe.

 



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