Feasibility and Potential Study of Yarlung Tsangpo River Power Generation Based on Optimization Model

Abstract

The Yarlung Zangbo River is not only the longest plateau river in China, but also one of the highest rivers in the world. This paper studies ecology, geology, investment and benefits respectively. Based on the data of the elevation, drop and fish abundance of the Yarlung Zangbo River, combined with its geographical location, a multi-objective optimization model is established. To analyzes the number of hydropower stations built on the Yarlung Zangbo River from the perspective of maximum energy utilization, this paper use the dynamic programming method to find the maximum output energy of each hydropower station. The conclusion is that the total output of 16 hydropower stations is 51358600KW, which reaches a high level. It is estimated that the potential power generation capacity of the Yarlung Zangbo River is about 55 million KW.