Goupitan Hydropower Station’s navigational lock

Located in Yuqing county, Guizhou province, Goupitan Hydropower Station has completed construction on its navigational lock, which has a capacity of 500 metric tons and the highest navigation ship lock lifting height in the world. After completing its navigation facilities, materials from central Guizhou will be able to be transported directly from Wujiang in Zunyi to Fuling in Chongqing, and then to the Yangtze River.

Goupitan Hydropower Station. [Photo/gog.cn]