Hey energy enthusiasts! 🔋 Big news coming from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area! 🎉
On Thursday, the outer dome of Unit 1 at the Taipingling Nuclear Power Plant in Huizhou City was successfully completed. 🏗️ This dome is MASSIVE—imagine five basketball courts stacked together! 🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀
Why is this a big deal? Because Unit 1 is set to be the first Hualong-1 nuclear power unit in the Greater Bay Area, and it's gearing up to power up in 2025! 🚀 Once operational, it will pump out a whopping 10 billion kilowatt-hours of clean electricity every year. That's enough juice to meet the annual needs of a million people's homes and businesses! 💡🏠
But wait, there's more! The Taipingling Nuclear Power Plant isn't stopping at just one unit. It's planned to have six state-of-the-art Hualong-1 reactors, each with a capacity of 1 million kilowatts. Units 1 and 2 are already making strides, with Unit 1 entering critical installation stages and Unit 2 ramping up equipment installation. Both are slated to be up and running by 2025. ⏳
Zhang Guoqiang from China General Nuclear Power Group, who leads the construction of the Taipingling Nuclear Power Plant, shared some impressive stats. Once all units are online, the plant will generate over 50 billion kilowatt-hours annually. 🌍♻️ That's like reducing over 15 million tonnes of standard coal consumption and cutting about 41.2 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions!
To put it another way, the environmental benefits are equivalent to planting nearly 113,000 hectares of forest! 🌳🌳🌳 Talk about going green!
This project isn't just about energy; it's about pushing forward sustainable development and leading the way in clean energy innovation. The future is bright—and it's powered by Hualong-1! ⚡✨
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Main structure of Greater Bay Area's 1st Hualong-1 unit completed
cgtn.com
