Three Gorges Project to be completed ahead of schedule

时间：2007-03-13 00:23:48

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Chinanews, Beijing, Mar1. 12 – The Three Gorges2 Project has been completed ahead of schedule and has generated 43 billion kilowatt3-hours (KWH) electricity so far, said Peng Qiyou, head of the Science and Technology Committee of the China Three Gorges Project Corporation.

 

If one kilowatt hour is sold for 0.25 yuan, then the electricity produced by the project so far should be worth more than 10 billion yuan, he said.

 

The Three Gorges Project has two power plants, one at the left bank and the other at the right bank. The project contains 26 large generating units with a total installed capacity of 18.20 million kilowatts4, which can generate 84.7 billion KWH of electricity every year. Its total installed capacity is now the largest in the world.

 

On July 10, 2003, the first generating unit at the left-bank plant started to generate power. By November, the first batch5 of four generating units at the left bank were put into operation. On September 16, 2005, all the 14 generating units at the left-bank plant started operations, one year ahead of schedule.

 

Construction of the Three Gorges Project was completed in advance and according to Peng, the project had brought great benefits since it was put to work in 2003. The whole project was originally set to be completed by 2009. Based on the current work pace, it bids far to be finished one year ahead of schedule. The power plant at the right bank will probably be put into operation in 2008. By then, the Three Gorges Project will be able to produce 84.7 billion KWH electricity annually6, with an output value of over 20 billion yuan.

 

The Three Gorges Project was kicked off in December 1994 and the Three Gorges Dam was completed in May 2006. The project involves an estimated total investment of 180 billion yuan.

 
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1 mar f7Kzq     
vt.破坏，毁坏，弄糟
参考例句：
  • It was not the custom for elderly people to mar the picnics with their presence.大人们照例不参加这样的野餐以免扫兴。
  • Such a marriage might mar your career.这样的婚姻说不定会毁了你的一生。
2 gorges 5cde0ae7c1a8aab9d4231408f62e6d4d     
n.山峡，峡谷( gorge的名词复数 )；咽喉v.（用食物把自己）塞饱，填饱( gorge的第三人称单数 )；作呕
参考例句：
  • The explorers were confronted with gorges(that were)almost impassable and rivers(that were)often unfordable. 探险人员面临着几乎是无路可通的峡谷和常常是无法渡过的河流。 来自辞典例句
  • We visited the Yangtse Gorges last summer. 去年夏天我们游历了长江三峡。 来自辞典例句
3 kilowatt r2Axv     
n.千瓦
参考例句：
  • They pay thirty fen per kilowatt hour.他们每度电付三角钱。
  • The watt is a small unit of power so that we use the kilowatt instead.瓦特是小功率的单位，因此我们用千瓦代之。
4 kilowatts d9f87593961475fee978f39c57bfced8     
千瓦( kilowatt的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • It's about 500 kilowatts per hour on average. 年用电量平均为每小时500千瓦。 来自商贸英语会话
  • We have an emergency-standby electric generator with a capacity of 300 kilowatts. 我们有一台三百千瓦的事故备用发电机。
5 batch HQgyz     
n.一批(组，群)；一批生产量
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  • The first batch of cakes was burnt.第一炉蛋糕烤焦了。
  • I have a batch of letters to answer.我有一批信要回复。
6 annually VzYzNO     
adv.一年一次，每年
参考例句：
  • Many migratory birds visit this lake annually.许多候鸟每年到这个湖上作短期逗留。
  • They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。

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