The construction of two more power generators has started at what will soon become the first nuclear power station in Northeast China.

Construction of the two generators at Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Station began on Wednesday with an investment of 25 billion yuan ($3.7 billion) in Dalian, Liaoning province.

The station will have six generators that, once completed, will make it the first nuclear power plant in China's northeast.

Yang Xiaofeng, manager of Liaoning Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Co Ltd, said the six generators, each with million-kilowatt capacity, were expected to come online by the end of 2016.

The station is designed to generate a total of 45 billion kilowatt hours of electricity per year.

Editor: Xie Fang