Three Gorges project's throughput up 13 pct
Xinhua, February 23, 2015 Adjust font size:
China's Three Gorges project has seen stable growth in throughput with over 10 million tonnes in January, up 13 percent from the same period last year, the Three Gorges Navigation Administration said on Monday.
The project's busy five-tier ship dock saw the passage of 4,324 vessels in January, the administration said.
In 2014, the throughput of the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydropower project, reached a record high of 119 million tonnes with the passage of 44,458 vessels, up 12 percent year on year.
The Three Gorges Power Plant generated 98.8 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity last year, beating the world record for hydropower generation set by Brazil's Itaipu hydroelectric plant, the China Three Gorges Corporation said.
The project is a multi-functional water control system consisting of a 2,309-meter-long and 185-meter-high dam, a five-tier ship lock and 26 hydropower turbo-generators.
The project generates electricity, controls floods by storing excess water and helps regulate the river's shipping capacity. Endi