Baihetan Dam

Baihetan Dam is a large dam under construction on the Jisha River, a tributary of the Yangtze River in Sichuan and Yunnan Province Southwest of China. It will have 14 generators, each with generating capacity of 1,000 MW for a total generating capacity of 14,000 MW.In terms generating capacity, it will be the second largest hydroelectric powerplant in the world, the same as Itaipu. [http://www.yn.chinanews.com.cn/html/jingji/20080624/61679.html] When finished,in terms dam volumn, it will be the third largest dam in China and the fourth in the world.

Construction of the road to the dam has already started; construction on the dam will start in 2009 and is scheduled to be completed in 2015. [cite web |url= http://www.cnstock.com/newspaper/2006-06/07/content_1249305.htm|title= 长江电力有望参与我国第三大水电站|accessdate= 2008-09-01|publisher= cnstock.com|date= 2006-06-07|language= Standard Mandarin]

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