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The Three Gorges Dam (simplified Chinese: 三峡大坝; traditional Chinese: 三峽大壩; pinyin: Sānxiá Dàbà) is a hydroelectric gravity dam that spans the Yangtze River near Sandouping in Yiling District, Yichang, Hubei province, central China, downstream of the Three Gorges. The world's largest power station in terms of installed capacity (22,500 MW),[5][6] the Three Gorges Dam generates 95±20 TWh of electricity per year on average, depending on the amount of precipitation in the river basin.[7] After the extensive monsoon rainfalls of 2020, the dam's annual production reached nearly 112 TWh, breaking the previous world record of ~103 TWh set by Itaipu Dam in 2016.[8][9] The dam's body was completed in 2006; the power plant was completed and fully operational by 2012,[10][11] when the last of the main water turbines in the underground plant began production. Each of the main water turbines has a capacity of 700 MW.[12][13] Combining the capacity of the dam's 32 main turbines with the two smaller g

Three Gorges Dam - Wikipedia Jump to content Checked From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This is the latest accepted revision , reviewed on 10 June 2026 . Dam in Yiling District, Hubei, China Dam in Yiling District, Hubei Three Gorges Dam 三峡大坝 The dam in September 2009 Three Gorges Dam 三峡大坝 Location in Hubei Province Show map of Hubei Three Gorges Dam 三峡大坝 Three Gorges Dam 三峡大坝 (China) Show map of China Interactive map of Three Gorges Dam 三峡大坝 Country China Location Sandouping , Yiling District, Hubei Purpose Flood control, power, navigation Status Operational Construction began Decembe

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