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China plans world's largest dam generating 300,000,000,000 kWh of power a year
The current largest hydropower project in the world, the Three Gorges Dam which is also in China, supplies five million households with power every month. It was completed in 2008 and started ...
The New York Times25d
China’s Large and Mysterious Dam Project Is Alarming Neighbors and Experts
That would be triple the capacity of the Three Gorges Dam, currently the world’s biggest ... Chinese officials said cracks appeared on five hydropower dams in Tibet after a magnitude 7.1 ...
National Geographic news4y
An Elevator for 3,000-Ton Ships, Thanks to Archimedes
The Three Gorges Dam, China’s marvel on the Yangtze River, is one of the world’s largest engineering projects—the product of 37 million cubic yards of concrete. Its final feature ...
National Review4y
The Risks of China’s Three Gorges Dam’s Flooding
A few days ago, officials admitted that certain “peripheral” structures of the massive Three Gorges Dam deformed due to the building water pressure. Stunning pictures of water being released ...
中国日报网3y
Three Gorges Dam Special
Water rose to the maximum level at the Three Gorges Dam on Tuesday ... more than $11 billion in financial support over the next five years, said the bank on Wednesday.
MercoPress4y
Yangtze River flooding question the role played by the massive Three Gorges Dam
As China counts the costs of its most punishing flood season in more than three decades, the role played by the massive and controversial Three Gorges Dam - designed to help tame the Yangtze river ...