Three Gorges Dam fully operational
September 27, 2012 Category Alternative energy, Environment
The Three Gorges Dam, the world’s largest hydropower project, started working at full capacity as the last of its 32 large turbine generators was put into operation. “With a combined generating capacity of 22.5 million kilowatts, the full operation of the generators makes the Three Gorges Dam the world’s largest hydropower project and largest base of clean energy,” Zhang Cheng, General Manager of China Yangtze Power Co, the operator of the generators, said at a ceremony in early July. The dam’s first generator went into operation on July 10, 2003. “The project has not only eased power shortages and boosted the country’s economic development, but also played a significant role in developing clean energy and cutting greenhouse gas emissions,” said Li Pingshi, Director of the Three Gorges Power Plant. The installation of the project’s 32nd 700-megawatt (MW) unit brought the total capacity up to 22.5 gigawatt (GW), accounting for 11% of the country’s total hydroelectric capacity.
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