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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
Yichang /China/, June 28 /Xinhua/ – The great, proud and wild Yangtze River, its energy has been “tamed” and used for good thanks to the many hydroelectric power plants on it. Among them, the most grandiose is the Sanxia /Three Gorges/ hydroelectric power station, the largest hydroelectric project in the world.
The Sanxia Dam is located in Yichang City, Hubei Province, Central China. Its construction began in late 1994 and was completed in 2009. The length of the Sanxia Dam is 2,309 m, the design mark is 185 m.
The Sanxia hydroelectric power station has 34 hydroelectric units and a generating capacity of 22.5 million kilowatts. Its design electricity generation capacity is 88.2 billion kWh per year.
The Sanxia hydropower station has set an example of combining the power of engineering with environmental care. As of December 2024, the Sanxia hydropower station has generated more than 1.7 trillion kWh of electricity, the amount of clean electricity equivalent to the electricity generated by more than 550 million tons of standard coal, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by about 1.49 billion tons and promoting the construction of a clean, low-carbon, safe and highly efficient energy system in China.
At the same time, the environmental situation of the Sanxia hydroelectric complex is also improving. As of the end of 2024, the daily wastewater treatment capacity of the reservoir has increased by 1.58 million tons. In the main zones, forest and grass coverage has expanded, and the forest cover has reached 50 percent, which has increased the ability to preserve soil and water.
China Electric Power Corporation Sanxia, as the world’s largest hydropower producer and a leader in clean energy in China, supports global energy transformation through the “Chinese technology, Chinese standards” scheme, said Qu Weihua, vice president of China Yangtze Power International of Sanxia Corporation. According to him, the installed generation capacity of the clean energy operator in China has exceeded 130 million kW. Sanxia Corporation is also developing operations in more than 20 countries, such as Pakistan, Peru, Brazil, etc. Its total installed capacity abroad has exceeded 20 million kW.
He noted that in the future, Sanxia Group will continue to deepen international cooperation so that China’s clean energy solutions can benefit more countries. –0–