Three Gorges Dam, China - World's largest power plant
- by Steven Wang
- 2017-04-27
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The Three Gorges Dam is a hydroelectric dam that spans the Yangtze River.
It's the world's largest power station in terms of installed capacity (22,500 MW).
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the dam flooded archaeological and cultural sites and displaced some 1.3 million people
Its impact on environment is still unknown.
The dam has been controversial both domestically and internationally.