When will the expansion of Zhaopingtai Reservoir begin?

September 22nd, 2022. Zhaopingtai Reservoir is located on the main stream of Shahe River in Sha Ying River system of Huaihe River Basin, and the dam site is located at the west of Lushan County, Pingdingshan City, Henan Province 12km. It is the first large-scale water conservancy backbone project in the upper reaches of Shahe River of Sha Ying River system in Huaihe River Basin. The controlled watershed area is 65,438+430 km2. At present, Zhaopingtai Reservoir has a total storage capacity of 685 million m3, a flood control storage capacity of 232 million m3, a storage capacity of Li Xing10.96 billion m3 and an installed capacity of 6400kW. This is a large reservoir mainly for flood control and irrigation, which integrates power generation, water supply, aquaculture and tourism. The reservoir started in May 1958 and was basically completed in June 1959. The main buildings of the reservoir include barrage, Baitugou auxiliary dam, water conveyance tunnel, Yaogou spillway, Yang Jialing emergency spillway and power station. At present, Zhaopingtai Reservoir has no ecological discharge, and it is still under construction by 2022 165438+ 10/6.