In (14th Yi Wei winter months), December 27, 1955, China's first automated hydropower generation. on December 27

1955, (TodayinHistory.cn) located next to the Guanting Reservoir in Beijing China's first self-designed construction, automation station built - Guanting Hydropower Station built in power generation. The hydropower station built since April 1954 and completed three months earlier than originally planned. It is mainly dependent on the the Guanting Reservoir water to 2.27 billion cubic meters water as the power to generate electricity, the issue of electricity is equivalent to more than 100,000 tons of coal per year can be issued. The whole hydropower project by conveyance tunnel, killing holes, the main plant, the central control room, can automatically control the diversion inlet water. 30 meters high, the main plant, part of the build underwater Yongding River, the installation of the first round of the hydroelectric generating sets of Chinese-made.