The Xianghe Water Conservancy Hub Project (Chinese: 湘河水利枢纽工程) and its accompanying irrigation project, or Xianghe Reservoir (Chinese: 湘河水库), are situated in Namling County, Shigatse City, within the Tibet Autonomous Region.
[2] This project focuses on irrigation, water supply, and improving the natural environment in the protected area, as well as power generation.
[4] This laid the groundwork for downgate storage and made it easier to reach the 2022 goal of generating power from the first unit.
On October 12, the Tibet Xianghe Water Conservancy Hub and its associated irrigation district project commenced operations with lower gate storage.
The construction team completed the crucial task of elevating the stator of the first unit (4#) in November and installed electrical equipment, with the goal of achieving grid-connected power generation by the end of December 2022.