Three Gorges Dam plays a major role in developing clean energy
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July 5, 2012, Thursday
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THE Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydropower project, started working at full capacity yesterday as the last of its 32 large turbine generators was put into operation.
The last generator is one of six generators that make up the dam's underground power plant. The other 26 units are situated inside a mountain on the left and right sides of the riverbank.
"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.
The Three Gorges project, launched in 1993 with a budget of US$22.5 billion, consists of a dam and a five-tier ship dock, in addition to the 32 generators.
"Its operation demonstrates that China's technology related to designing, manufacturing, installing and adjusting large evaporative air cooling units has become mature. We have full intellectual property rights for certain cooling technologies," said Zhang Chengping, director of the Mechanics Engineering Bureau under the China Three Gorges Corp.
The dam's first generator went into operation on July 10, 2003. All of the 26 generators on the two sides of the dam were operational as of October 2008.
The project generates electricity, controls flooding by providing storage for water and adjusts shipping capacity on the Yangtze River, China's longest waterway.
"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.
As of yesterday, it has generated 564.8 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity, Li said.
The dam withstood three major floods in summer last year, taking the edge off the fierce flows by holding back the majority of the floodwaters in its reservoir to ease the flood's impact on the river's lower reaches.
The last generator is one of six generators that make up the dam's underground power plant. The other 26 units are situated inside a mountain on the left and right sides of the riverbank.
"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.
The Three Gorges project, launched in 1993 with a budget of US$22.5 billion, consists of a dam and a five-tier ship dock, in addition to the 32 generators.
"Its operation demonstrates that China's technology related to designing, manufacturing, installing and adjusting large evaporative air cooling units has become mature. We have full intellectual property rights for certain cooling technologies," said Zhang Chengping, director of the Mechanics Engineering Bureau under the China Three Gorges Corp.
The dam's first generator went into operation on July 10, 2003. All of the 26 generators on the two sides of the dam were operational as of October 2008.
The project generates electricity, controls flooding by providing storage for water and adjusts shipping capacity on the Yangtze River, China's longest waterway.
"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.
As of yesterday, it has generated 564.8 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity, Li said.
The dam withstood three major floods in summer last year, taking the edge off the fierce flows by holding back the majority of the floodwaters in its reservoir to ease the flood's impact on the river's lower reaches.
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