Tibet speeds up hydropower projects

A number of key hydropower projects are being constructed simultaneously in Tibet.

Among them is the Phomdo Project, with a total investment of about 4.57 billion yuan. Its construction is estimated to last 69 months.

With a planned reservoir capacity of 1.23 billion cubic meters, the project will be able to irrigate an overall farmland area of 16,370 square kilometers, expected to produce 255 more tons of grain.

The Phomdo Water Control Project mainly is aimed at irrigation and power generation with due attention to flood control and water supplies.

Eastern Tibet's Chamdo Prefecture will build 30 terraced hydropower stations along the Drichu River, Dachu River and Ngulchu River.

In the next five years, Chamdo will intensify its comprehensive water-resource development to boost the national-level energy base construction. 

In a bid to push forward its economic and social leap-forward development and long-term stability, Tibet recently formulated a medium- and long-term energy development plan to make detailed arrangements for the region's energy construction.