Three Gorges Project to get four more generators in 2004
( 2003-12-29 23:16) (Xinhua)
Four more generators are
expected to be installed and go into operation next year on the Three Gorges
Project on the Yangtze, China's longest river.
The four generators will have an installed capacity of 700,000 kw each,
according to sources from China Yangtze River Three Gorges Project Development
Corporation.
The gigantic water control project will be installed with 26 generators. On
completion in 2009, the entire project, which is also to play a role in flood
control, will be able to generate 84. 7 billion kw/hours of electricity a year.
The Three Gorges Project began construction in 1993. So far, six generators
have been installed and put into operation since July 10.
Hydro-electric power generated by the project is transmitted to central and
eastern Chinese regions and southwestern Chongqing Municipality, said an
official with the Three Gorges Hydropower Plant. He said that project would be
able to generate 8.5 billion kw/hours of electricity by the end of the
year.
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