Ningxia Shapotou Hydropower Project, China

Ningxia Shapotou Hydropower Project of Yellow River is a run-of-river hydro power project located in Yellow River, Zhongwei City, Ningxia. The total installed capacity is 120.3MW and the electricity supplied to the power grid is 578.022GWh/yr.

The power density is 29.48W/m2 . The electricity is connected to the Northwest Power Grid (NWPG) via Ningxia Power Grid.The project could replace partial electricity of NWPG and reduce GHG emission of NWPG which is dominated by fossil fuel power generation.