Shipping throughput of Three Gorges Dam hits new record
2023-01-04 16:01:32
The shipping throughput of the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydropower project, hit a new record high in 2022, the Three Gorges Navigation Authority confirmed Monday.
The project's total throughput reached 159.8 million tons in 2022, an increase of 6.12 percent year on year.
The Three Gorges project is a multi-functional water-control system. The dam reaches 185 meters high, which is the equivalent of a 60-story building. When running at full capacity, it can generate 22.5 million kilowatt-hours of electricity per hour, which can meet the electricity needs of 2.25 million households for an entire day.
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