This hydropower station, located at the southernmost end of the world, carries the dream of Argentines for more than half a century and interprets the connotation of the Belt and Road cooperation.

The construction site of the Kisai Hydropower Station project is bustling, with over 100 large mechanical equipment shuttling through it. Thousands of local employees and hundreds of Chinese personnel are steadily advancing the project progress. After the completion of the hydropower station, the average annual power generation is expected to reach 4.95 billion kilowatt hours, which can meet the daily electricity consumption of 1.5 million Argentine households and even export to neighboring countries. Meanwhile, it can save Argentina nearly $1.1 billion in oil and gas import expenses annually.

More than 100 kilometers away from the construction site of the hydropower station project is the Moreno Glacier, and protecting the surrounding ecological environment has become an important issue in the design and implementation of the project. With rich experience and advanced technology, Chinese engineers have made design arrangements in environmental and ecological protection, building safety, and other aspects to reduce the impact of project construction on the local ecological environment. During the peak construction period of the project, 5000 direct and 15000 indirect employment positions will be created.

To avoid affecting the Moreno Glacier, the dam's water storage height has been reduced by 2.4 meters compared to the original plan. At the same time, the hydropower station also designs fishways, ecological bottom outlets, etc. to meet the requirements of environmental protection.Editor/Ma Xue