文章來源：中國(guo)水(shui)利水(shui)電建(jian)設集團公司 發布時間：2008-11-02
10月(yue)28日，漢(han)江(jiang)流(liu)域水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)電開(kai)發的(de)(de)(de)重(zhong)要(yao)工(gong)(gong)程，湖北(bei)(bei)省最大的(de)(de)(de)水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)電項(xiang)目(mu)潘(pan)口水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)電站(zhan)舉行了隆重(zhong)開(kai)工(gong)(gong)儀式。湖北(bei)(bei)省、十堰市(shi)領導、京能集(ji)團、中國水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)電建設(she)集(ji)團水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)電五(wu)局、六(liu)局等單位領導和職工(gong)(gong)以(yi)及移民代表等近萬(wan)人(ren)參加了開(kai)工(gong)(gong)慶(qing)典儀式。湖北(bei)(bei)堵(du)河(he)潘(pan)口水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)電站(zhan)的(de)(de)(de)開(kai)工(gong)(gong)建設(she)，拉開(kai)了漢(han)江(jiang)堵(du)河(he)流(liu)域4座水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)電站(zhan)建設(she)的(de)(de)(de)帷幕，并可提高中線南水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)北(bei)(bei)調供(gong)水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)量和供(gong)水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)保(bao)證率，具有(you)特別重(zhong)要(yao)的(de)(de)(de)意義(yi)。
上午10點53分，隨著(zhu)開工令的(de)下達，潘口水電站工程建(jian)設正(zheng)式(shi)啟動。頓時，整(zheng)個(ge)工地上鑼鼓(gu)喧天，鞭炮齊鳴，彩帶飛(fei)舞；一蔟(cu)蔟(cu)的(de)彩色氣球升上了天空，整(zheng)個(ge)會(hui)場鼓(gu)樂聲聲，熱鬧非凡。
潘(pan)口(kou)水(shui)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)站位(wei)于堵(du)(du)(du)河下(xia)游河段(duan)。堵(du)(du)(du)河為漢(han)江(jiang)(jiang)中下(xia)游南岸的一(yi)級支流(liu)，發(fa)(fa)(fa)源于大(da)巴山(shan)北麓，全(quan)長354公里(li)，總落差超過500米。該電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)站是(shi)惠澤竹山(shan)、竹溪縣的湖北省重點扶(fu)貧(pin)(pin)項(xiang)目，是(shi)漢(han)江(jiang)(jiang)堵(du)(du)(du)河流(liu)域梯級電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)站開(kai)發(fa)(fa)(fa)中最大(da)的龍頭電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)站之(zhi)一(yi)。總投資43.97億元、裝機51.3萬千瓦，年(nian)發(fa)(fa)(fa)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)量10.5億千瓦時(shi)。壩(ba)(ba)址控制流(liu)域面(mian)積8950平方公里(li)。該電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)站以(yi)發(fa)(fa)(fa)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)為主(zhu)(zhu)，兼有防洪、扶(fu)貧(pin)(pin)、生態保護等(deng)多重效(xiao)(xiao)益。樞紐工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)程(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)主(zhu)(zhu)要建筑(zhu)物包括：河床混凝土面(mian)板堆石壩(ba)(ba)、右岸岸邊開(kai)敞式溢洪道、右岸泄洪洞、左岸引(yin)水(shui)發(fa)(fa)(fa)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)系統(tong)等(deng)。水(shui)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)站設(she)計(ji)壩(ba)(ba)高114米；壩(ba)(ba)頂長292米；水(shui)庫(ku)正常蓄水(shui)水(shui)位(wei)355米，為完(wan)全(quan)年(nian)調節水(shui)庫(ku)。由進水(shui)口(kou)、引(yin)水(shui)遂洞、地面(mian)廠房、開(kai)關站等(deng)組(zu)成，設(she)有3臺發(fa)(fa)(fa)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)機組(zu)；屬大(da)型一(yi)等(deng)工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)程(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)。電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)站建成后可有效(xiao)(xiao)緩解湖北電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)網的調峰、調頻壓力(li)，對(dui)優化系統(tong)的電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)源結構、降低火電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)機組(zu)煤耗、提高電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)網安全(quan)運行都具有十分重要的作用。電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)站建設(she)工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)期為3年(nian)零(ling)7個月(yue)(yue)(yue)。其中工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)程(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)準(zhun)備期為12個月(yue)(yue)(yue)，主(zhu)(zhu)體工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)程(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)施工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)期30個月(yue)(yue)(yue)，工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)程(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)完(wan)建期1個月(yue)(yue)(yue)。工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)程(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)計(ji)劃(hua)2008年(nian)10月(yue)(yue)(yue)實(shi)施堵(du)(du)(du)河截流(liu)，2010年(nian)正式下(xia)閘(zha)蓄水(shui)。電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)站距竹山(shan)縣城13公里(li)，距十堰市162公里(li)。