Hydroelectric generating set with million-kilowatt capacity generates first kilowatt of power(1/4)

Aerial view of the Baihetan Hydropower Station Dam in southwest China on June 21, 2021. Baihetan on the Jinsha River, the upper section of the Yangtze, straddles the southwest provinces of Yunnan and Sichuan.

No.14 generating unit of Baihetan Hydropower Station in China, known as the world's first million-kilowatt capacity hydro-generator unit, delivered the first kilowatt of power at 8:58:36 am on Monday. After a series of load tests, the unit will be put into operation for power generation. (Photo provided to China News Service by China Gezhouba Group Mechanical & Electrical ConstructionCo., LTD)

Aerial view of the Baihetan Hydropower Station Dam in southwest China on June 21, 2021. Baihetan on the Jinsha River, the upper section of the Yangtze, straddles the southwest provinces of Yunnan and Sichuan.(Photo provided to China News Service by China Gezhouba Group Mechanical & Electrical ConstructionCo., LTD)

Photo shows the No.14 generating unit of Baihetan Hydropower Station on June 21, 2021. (Photo provided to China News Service by China Gezhouba Group Mechanical & Electrical ConstructionCo., LTD)

Photo shows the No.14 generating unit of Baihetan Hydropower Station on June 21, 2021. (Photo provided to China News Service by China Gezhouba Group Mechanical & Electrical ConstructionCo., LTD)