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China Three Gorges
16 GW Baihetan hydropower station in China fully operational
The 16 GW Baihetan hydropower station, now the second largest hydro project in the world in terms of total installed capacity, went fully operational Dec. 20. The last of Baihetan’s 16 hydro-generating units completed a 72-hour trial operation Dec. 20. The Baihetan hydropower station straddles the provinces of Yunnan and Sichuan in southwest China and is located on the Jinsha
First unit of China’s 10,200-MW Wudongde hydropower station connected to grid
The first unit of the 10,200-MW Wudongde hydropower station has been connected to the grid for power generation and completed 72 hours of trial operation, according to a press release from GE Renewable Energy. The project is owned by China Three Gorges and is located in the lower reaches of the Jinsha River. It is the third hydropower station with
China Yangtze Power completes acquisition of Peru’s Luz Del Sur
China Yangtze Power Co. Ltd (CYPC), a subsidiary of China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG), has completed the acquisition of an 83.6% stake in Luz Del Sur (LDS). The base purchase price for this transaction was US$3.59 billion, according to the Share Purchase Agreement announced on Sept. 30, 2019. According to BNamericas, LDS is the largest power company in Peru and
Itaipu hydro production surpasses Three Gorges in 2015
According to the Cihan News Agency, annual electricity production from the Itaipu hydro project surpassed that of Three Gorges in 2015.
China Three Gorges big winner in Brazil’s hydropower plant auction
Government and Policy News
An auction held today for the operating rights of 29 Brazilian hydropower projects has netted the government more than US$4.5 billion.
China Three Gorges buys majority shares in two Brazilian hydropower projects
Brazilian infrastructure group Triunfo Participacoes e Investimentos S,A. .has agreed to sell its controlling stakes in three energy generating subisidiaries to the China Three Gorges Corp., the company announced earlier this week.
Asia and Oceania
China’s Three Gorges hydropower plant accused of causing landslide
China’s massive Three Gorges Dam is being blamed for causing a landslide that killed at least two and injured several others in the southwestern Wushan County….
RusHydro, China Three Gorges Corp. sign agreement to operate Nizhne-Bureyskaya hydro plant
JSC RusHydro and China Three Gorges Corp. have signed an agreement on cooperation with a view to establishing a joint venture for operation of the 320-MW Nizhne…
Asia and Oceania
China’s Three Gorges sets new bar for annual hydroelectric power production
China’s 22,500-MW Three Gorges project has again broken the world record for annual hydroelectric power production, besting a mark set in 2013 by Brazil’s Itaip…
RusHydro, China Three Gorges express interest in joint river control project
JSC RusHydro and China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG) have announced their interest in constructing storage-based hydroelectric projects along feeders of the Am…
Asia and Oceania
China’s Three Gorges hydroelectric project sets new production record
China’s Three Gorges hydropower plant generated a record high 98.1 billion kWh of electricity in 2012….
Asia and Oceania
China’s Three Gorges hydropower facility unaffected by earthquake
An earthquake in China’s Hubei Province that measured 3.2 on the Richter scale had no effect on the 22,500-MW Three Gorges hydroelectric plant, state news agenc…
Asia and Oceania
China’s Three Gorges hydropower plant running at full capacity
The last turbine of China’s 22,500 MW Three Gorges hydroelectric project has been connected to the country’s grid, marking one of the final steps for the US$50 …
Asia and Oceania
China Three Gorges establishes partnership with Portuguese utility
China Three Gorges (CTG) — the corporation responsible for China’s 22,400-MW Three Gorges hydroelectric project — has acquired a stake in Portuguese utility E…
Asia and Oceania
China Three Gorges Corporation invests in renewable energy group
The China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG) has bought a 29 percent share in a Chinese renewable energy group, according to a share purchase agreement issued by se…
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16 GW Baihetan hydropower station in China fully operational
First unit of China’s 10,200-MW Wudongde hydropower station connected to grid
China Yangtze Power completes acquisition of Peru’s Luz Del Sur
Itaipu hydro production surpasses Three Gorges in 2015
