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Three Gorges project generates 150b kwhs of electricity in 3 years

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2007-03-12 09:58

The Three Gorges Power Plant, the country's largest hydropower project, has generated more than 150 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity since it became operational in 2003, the operating company announced on Sunday.

A hydroelectric generator at the Three Gorges Power Plant. The country's largest hydropower project, has generated more than 150 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity since it became operational in 2003. [Xinhua]

The electricity generated by the project has fueled 15 provinces in central, eastern and southern China, easing a severe power shortage in their industrial regions, said a statement from the China Three Gorges Project Corporation.