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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 features a total of 34 generator units. This includes 32 main turbine generator units and 2 additional generators, which together provide the dam with a total capacity of 22,500 megawatts of hydroelectric power.1