Lanzhou Water Source Project, China
Lanzhou Water Source Project, China
For the Lanzhou Water Source Project, China supplies water from the Liujiaxia Reservoire to Lanzhou City. The TBM tunnel is approximately 24,400m long with a maximum overburden of 918m and high‑strength rocks. The TBM was launched on the 4th of February 2016 in Gansu Province and completed tunnelling on the 2nd of February 2018.
Project Information
| Tunnel type | Water diversion tunnel |
| Tunnel length | 14,000m |
| Geology | Quartz schist, quartz diorite, granite |
| TBM supplied | CREC‑241 |
| Boring dia. | 5.48m |
| Main drive power | 1,800kW |
| TBM ex works | Jan. 2016 |
| Best performance | 800.3m/month |
