The workshop is designed to house nine generators, said sources from Longtan Hydropower Development Co. Ltd. It will be 388.5 meters in length, 28.5 meters wide and 72.7 meters in height.

　　The contractor was chosen in open bidding. Construction is expected to be finished in 2007.

　　Longtan Hydropower Station, which went under construction on July 1 this year, is situated on the Hongshui River in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The project is designed to use the rich hydro-electric resources of the river.

　　With a total investment of 24 billion yuan (about 2.89 billion U.S. dollars), the station is designed to have a combined installed capacity of 5.4 million kw, and will be able to generate 18.7 billion kwh of electricity annually.

　　Upon completion in 2009, one-fifth of the electricity generated by the plant will be transmitted to economically developed Guangdong Province.

　　In accordance with the construction plan, water will be diverted from the mainstream of the river in 2003. The first generator at the hydropower project will come onstream in June 2007.