The picture shows the construction site of the Lhasa Converter Station of the Qinghai-Tibet AC-DC Network Project and the construction of the Bydu Water Control Project.

In order to accelerate energy development and promote the leap-forward development and long-term stability of Tibet’s economy and society, the autonomous region has studied and formulated the medium and long-term plans for the “Energy development ideas and goals” and has made specific plans and arrangements for energy development in our region. At present, a group of planned key hydropower projects are under intense construction.

The Bydo hydraulic project is dominated by irrigation and power generation, taking into account flood control and water supply, and the total reservoir capacity is 1.23 billion cubic meters. The project controlled an area of ​​16,370 square kilometers of irrigated land and increased grain production by 255,000 tons. The total investment of the project is 4.569 billion yuan, and the total construction period is 69 months. The side dam project is currently carrying out dam foundations, diversion and flood discharge tunnels.