Recently, it was learned from the General Office of the Ministry of Water Resources that the project titled "Research and Application of Key Technologies for the Construction of Digital Twin System for Cascade Reservoir System in the Lower Reaches of the Jinsha River" led by CYPC of CTG has been approved as the National Key Research and Development Program. This milestone establishes CTG as a pioneer in smart water management, promising to revolutionize reservoir operations and flood control systems..

The Jinsha River cascade reservoir system in the lower reaches of the Jinsha River is an important water conservancy project in the Yangtze River Basin. These reservoirs not only undertake multiple tasks such as flood control, navigation and power generation, but also play an important role in the strategic allocation of national water resources. The flood control capacity of four cascade reservoirs, namely Wudongde, Baihetan, Xiluodu and Xiangjiaba, is 15.49 billion cubic meters, representing 41% of that of the world's largest clean energy corridor. their aggregate installed capacity of these four cascade hydropower plants is 46,460 MW, constituting 65% of that of the world's largest clean energy corridor.

The project titled "Research and Application of Key Technologies for the Construction of Digital Twin System for Cascade Reservoir System in the Lower Reaches of the Jinsha River" was launched in 2025. Yang Xu from the Three Gorges Cascade Dispatch & Communication Center, a key member of the project, introduced that the project will make full use of the Internet of Things, big data, cloud computing and other advanced technologies to build a digital twin that is identical to the real reservoir system in the virtual space by means of digital twin technology.  The digital twin will provide real-time monitoring of reservoir operations, tracking water levels, flow rates and water quality... When the operational status of the reservoir system changes, the digital twin system can immediately give early warnings and provide decision support for management personnel. This innovative system enables comprehensive real-time surveillance, precise simulations, and data-driven management of the reservoir system,, marking a significant advancement in smart water resource management.. 

Yang Xu stated that it is necessary to take into full account the complexity and uncertain factors of the reservoir system in the process of building the digital twin system. To address this, the Three Gorges Cascade Dispatch & Communication Center will enhance data collection and real-time monitoring to guarantee system accuracy and dependability, pioneering new approaches for national water resource management and flood risk mitigation..