DocumentCode
848384
Title
Taming the yangtze
Author
Acker, Fabian
Volume
4
Issue
4
fYear
2009
Firstpage
48
Lastpage
51
Abstract
The Three Gorges Project (TGP) in China is now the largest capacity hydroelectric plant in the world. It has an installed capacity of 18,200 MW, with each generator rated at 700 MW. The second largest is Brazil´s 12,600 MW Itaipu plant. There are also plans to install six more turbines in an underground power house by 2012, giving it a capacity of 22,500 MW. The energy from the TGP will be a great boon to Chinese industry and domestic consumers, but the biggest benefit will be the lives saved by flood control.
Keywords
tidal power stations; Brazil; China; Chinese industry; Itaipu plant; Three Gorges Project; flood control; hydroelectric plant; power 12600 MW; power 18200 MW; power 22000 MW; power 700 MW;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Engineering & Technology
Publisher
iet
ISSN
1750-9637
Type
jour
Filename
4913939
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