the first cascade hydropower station-Fujian Gutianxi I hydropower station, with an installed capacity of 62, kilowatts, started construction in March 1951.
the earliest dam-type powerhouse hydropower station-shangyoujiang hydropower station in Jiangxi province, with an installed capacity of 6, kilowatts, was put into operation in October 1957.
the first hydropower station designed, built and installed by itself-Zhejiang Xin' anjiang Hydropower Station, with a total installed capacity of 662,5 kilowatts, started in April 1957, and the first unit generated electricity in 196.
The first million-kilowatt hydropower station-Liujiaxia Hydropower Station in Gansu Province, with a total installed capacity of 1.16 million kilowatts, was equipped with five domestic units, and the first unit was put into operation in March 1969.
The Lubuge Hydropower Station, the first large-scale hydropower station to be built with a loan from the World Bank, was put into international public bidding for the first time in 1984, and the project was completely completed in August 1988.
The Three Gorges Hydropower Station, the largest hydropower station in the world, has a total installed capacity of 18.2 million kilowatts and 26 7,-kilowatt hydro-generator sets. It was officially started in 1994, and in 23, it achieved the three major goals of water storage, navigation and power generation by the first batch of units.