The Government of China formally became the first two producing units of the Baihetan Dam, the worlds second-biggest hydroelectric dam, to begin generating energy. The Baihetan Dam is set up in southwestern China on the Jinsha River.
About the dam:
The dam is a 289-meter-tall (954-foot-tall) double-curvature arch dam, having sixteen generating units.
Each unit will generate a potential of 1 million kilowatts, making it the second-largest in dimension after the Three Gorges Dam opened in 2003 on the Yangtze, with 22.5 million kilowatts of generating capacity.
Through the Baihetan Dam, the Chinese authorities aim to curb surging fossil gasoline demand through constructing extra hydropower capacity.
Both the Dams have been built with the aid of the state-owned Three Gorges Group Corp., the worlds largest hydro, solar, and wind generation investor.