The Santa Cruz hydroelectric power station in Argentina, which is being built by companies from China, is the world's southernmost hydropower project.

 

由中国公司承建的阿根廷圣克鲁斯水电站是世界上最南端的水电工程。
 

 

During a visit to Argentina by China's President Xi Jinping in July 2014, the two countries signed an agreement that saw China's Ge Zhou Ba Group take the lead in the construction.

 

Located on the Santa Cruz River in the south-central part of Santa Cruz Province, the project consists of the Kondocliff and Labalangkosa hydropower stations, which are 65 kilometers apart along the same river.

 

After five years of preparatory building work, full-scale construction began in February. The project team is aiming to start electricity generation in April 2022.

 

Yuan Zhixiong is the deputy general manager for the project. He said that the hydropower station will be a good supplement to the existing electricity supply in Argentina.

 

"The total installed capacity of our two power stations is 1,310 megawatts. If our project can generate electricity in 2022, we will connect to the Argentine National Grid¹ through a 173-kilometer, 500-kilo-volt ultra-high-voltage transmission line covering the local hydropower stations."

 

The massive construction project has provided a significant boost to employment in Argentina. The main construction materials, such as steel and cement, along with some of the construction equipment, such as the concrete mixers, are being purchased locally. This is expected to generate more than 20,000 indirect job opportunities in the country.

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