Which is bigger, Baihetan Hydropower Station or Three Gorges Hydropower Station?

The Three Gorges Hydropower Station is bigger.

The main project of the Three Gorges Dam consists of two parts: the main powerhouse and the diversion project, with a total length of about 3335m and a crest elevation of185 m.. The installed capacity of the Three Gorges Hydropower Station has reached 22.4 million kilowatts, making it the largest hydropower station and clean energy production base in the world.

The normal storage level of Baihetan Hydropower Station Reservoir is 825 meters, with a corresponding storage capacity of 20.6 billion cubic meters. The underground workshop is equipped with 16 units, with an initial planned installed capacity of160,000 kilowatts and an average annual power generation of 60.24 billion kwh. The power station plans to generate electricity by the first batch of units in 20021year, and the project will be completed in 2022. After the power station is completed, it will become the second largest hydropower station in China after the Three Gorges Hydropower Station.

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The Three Gorges Hydropower Station is the largest hydropower station in the world and the largest construction project in China. However, many problems caused by it, such as the relocation of immigrants, the environment and so on, have been accompanied by great controversy since the moment it began to build. The Three Gorges Hydropower Station has more than ten functions such as shipping, power generation and planting.

The Three Gorges Hydropower Station was approved by the National People's Congress of China in 1992 and officially started construction in 1994. On the afternoon of June 1 2003, water storage and power generation began, and it was fully completed in 2009.