三峡大坝(The Three Gorges Dam).pptVIP

“ ” “ ” INTRODUCTION The Three Gorges Dam is a hydroelectric dam that spans the Yangtze River by the town of Sandouping, located in the Yiling District of Yichang, in Hubei province, China. It is the worlds largest electricity-generating plant of any kind, and second in production, only exceeded by Itaipu Dam, Brazil and Paraguays electricity-generating plant. INTRODUCTION The dam body was completed in 2006. Except for a ship lift, the originally planned components of the project were completed on October?30, 2008, when the 26th generator in the shore plant began commercial operation.