OldandNewModule6DamspanningChina'sYangtzeRiver(ChangJiang)
Constructionbeganin1993,andonitscompletionin2006itwasthelargesthydroelectricdamintheworld,reachingaheightof607ft(185m)andstretching1
3km)acrosstheYangtze
Whenfullyoperational,itwillhavethecapacitytoproduceavastquantityofhydroelectricityfrom26generatorsandwillcreateanimmensedeepwaterreservoirthatwillallow10,000tonfreighterstonavigate1,400mile(2,250km)inlandfromtheEastChinaSea
Thecontroversialprojectdisplacedmorethanamillionpeopleandinundatedmagnificentsceneryandsomearchaeologicalsites
Theprojectproduceselectricity,increasestheriver'sshippingcapacity,andreducesthepotentialforfloodsdownstreambyprovidingfloodstoragespace
FromcompletionthroughSeptember2009thedamhasgenerated348
4TWhofelectricity,coveringmorethanonethirdof