The Bailianhe Pumped Storage Power Station is a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station located 58 km (36 mi) east of Huanggang in Hubei Province China. It was constructed between 2004 and 2009 and has a 1200 MW installed capacity. The power station operates by shifting water between an upper and lower reservoir to generate electricity. For this project only the upper reservoir had to be created as an existing reservoir the Bailianhe Reservoir was used as the lower.