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Three Gorges Dam
The Three Gorges Dam spanning the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) near Yichang, Hubei province, China.
The Three Gorges Dam is connected to electricity transmission in Shanghai through a network of power transmission lines that distribute the electricity generated by the dam's hydroelectric station eastward from Hubei province to several adjacent provinces and the coast.1
While the dam is located on the Yangtze River near Yichang, its massive hydroelectric plant—which reached a full generating capacity of 22,500 megawatts in 2012—was designed to provide power to regions downstream. These transmission lines extend to the East China Sea coast, effectively linking the dam's energy output to the power grid serving Shanghai.231