Hydropower is one of the main business segments of Zhefu Group. Based on cutting-edge technologies and more than 50 years of experience in hydropower equipment research and development and manufacturing, we (Zhefu Hydropower) show best performance in the technical indicators of products, and have become China’s largest private hydropower equipment manufacturer as well as an integrated service provider for hydropower development. Moreover, we are also one of the three major hydropower equipment manufacturers in China and a leading hydro-turbine generator set manufacturer in China. With great strengths in research and development, design, manufacturing, and technological innovation, we provide global users with conventional hydro generator sets, tidal stream generator sets, pumped storage generator sets, and pumps of different capacities.
We always ensure the leading position of research and development and drive corporate development through innovation. For this reason, we keep stepping up investment in research and development. In addition to owning a hydraulic machinery laboratory that can cater to tests with various hydraulic heads and models, we have created the first insulation testing center with national certification in China’s hydropower equipment industry. Our self-developed hydropower products have won an array of national science and technology progress awards, provincial and ministerial science and technology awards, and certificates of first sets. Moreover, the full sets of medium and large-sized hydropower equipment are not only well received in the Chinese market, but they have also received acclaims from international customers and achieved good sales performance and increasing market shares in Southeast Asia, Central Asia, Africa, South America, Europe, among other regions.
With a commitment to developing clean energy for human beings, we determine to make breakthroughs in manufacturing capacity, and try our utmost to meet various needs of customers with self-developed technologies and meticulous services, thereby enabling congenial development of human and natural environment.
Francis turbines are generally used in the water head range of 50-700m. The design and manufacturing capabilities of the company's Francis turbine can completely cover the water head range. The stand-alone capacity can reach about 700MW, and the diameter of the runner can reach more than 10m. At present, the company has supplied more than 130 sets of mixed flow units.
3D rendering of Laos XPXN hydroelectric generating set 3D effect drawing of XPXN water turbine
XPXN hydropower station in Laos, which is the second highest water head in the world and the highest in Asia: 3×126MW ultra-high head Francis units, the maximum water head is 689.6m, and the runner diameter is 2.54m. The unit has been put into operation in 2019 and is operating in good condition, safe and stable.
The bulb unit is generally used in the water head range of 2-30m. The design and manufacturing capacity of the company’s bulb unit can completely cover the water head range. The single unit capacity can reach about 80MW, and the diameter of the runner can reach 9m. At present, the company has supplied more than 100 sets of bulb units.
Sichuan Qianwei Hydropower Station is the largest single-unit capacity tubular unit (4×55.6MW). The diameter of the runner is 7.4m. The size of the unit, especially the load of guide bearing is large, the unit has been put into operation in 2019 and is in good operation, safe and stablize.
Kaplan units are generally used in the water head range of 3 to 50m. The company’s Kaplan unit design and manufacturing capabilities can completely cover this water head range. The single unit capacity can reach about 220MW, and the runner diameter can reach 12m. At present, the company has supplied more than 80 sets of axial flow units.
3D effect drawing of Datengxia Turbin
Guangxi Datengxia Hydropower Station unit (8×200MW) ranks among the top domestically in terms of unit capacity and unit size. The diameter of the runner is 10.4m, which is a breakthrough in size and difficult to design and manufacture. The unit has been put into operation in 2019.
The Pelton unit is suitable for a wide range of water heads, and the general application head is usually higher than 400m, and can even be as high as 2000m or more. At present, the company has supplied more than 10 sets of various vertical and horizontal large-scale Pelton units.
3D Effect drawing of the Pelton unit
The horizontal single-runner Pelton unit exported to Laos XPXN Hydropower Station has a unit capacity of 40MW and a rated water head of 650m. It is the largest horizontal single-runner Pelton unit in Asia.
Pumped storage is currently the most mature, reliable, safest, and most potential energy storage technology for large-scale development. At present, pumped storage units are constantly moving towards high water head, large capacity.
3D Effect drawing of Water Pump and Turbine
As one of the three major hydropower equipment manufacturing enterprises in China, Zhefu Hydropower has made unremitting efforts for 20 years. On the basis of completing the R&D and supply of representative conventional hydropower units at home and abroad, Zhefu Hydropower has increased its pumped storage skills, the level of design and manufacture reach the abilities from 70m to 750m water head selection