[China] - China's 500-megawatt turbine in Tibet marks hydropower breakthrough

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
China is ready to install a large impulse turbine at the Datang Zala Hydropower Station in Tibet autonomous region, according to the
official Science and Technology Daily. The home-grown turbine, with a maximum capacity of 500 megawatts, has the world’s largest
single-unit capacity, according to the report on Wednesday
Two turbines will be installed at the station. The 80-tonne turbine left its developer plant at Harbin Electric Machinery Company in
northeast China on Wednesday after four years...