Feasibility Analysis of Converting Hydropower Stations into Power Regulation Centers-Taking the Three Gorges Project for Example

Abstract

In order to effectively respond to the global climate change and energy crisis, the structural transformation of energy has become an irreversible trend in the future development of China’s energy system. As a new kind of clean and renewable energy source, wind power technology has made great progress in recent years and has become relatively mature. The penetration rate of wind power in China’s power system increases continuously, playing an important role in promoting energy saving and emission reduction. However, because of their instability in time and space, wind power and solar power may pose great challenges to the safety of the power grid. To ensure power supply, thermal power generating units, combined with pumped-storage power stations, are still mainly used for peak load regulation nowadays, which is inconsistent with the long-term goal of carbon neutrality. This essay mainly studies the feasibility of turning hydropower stations into power regulation centers, taking the Three Gorges Project as the analysis object.