Three Gorges hydropower station generates over 1.6 trln kWh of electricity in 20 years

STORY: Three Gorges hydropower station generates over 1.6 trln kWh of electricity in 20 years DATELINE: July 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: WUHAN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Three Gorges hydropower station STORYLINE: Official data showed Monday that the Three Gorges Hydroelectric Power Station on China's Yangtze River has generated over 1.6 trillion kWh of electricity in 20 years since its first generator unit was put into operation to generate electricity in July 2003. The clean energy produced by the hydropower station in the past two decades is estimated to be equivalent to the electricity generated by more than 480 million tonnes of standard coal and reduces carbon dioxide emissions by 1.32 billion tonnes. With 34 hydropower turbo-generators, the hydropower station has a combined energy generating capacity of 22.5 million kilowatts and a designed annual power generation of 88.2 billion kWh. The hydropower station, considered a backbone of China's electricity system

2 power generators in Thailand to be sent to Japan

2 power generators in Thailand to be sent to Japan

CHONBURI, Thailand - A power generator and associated equipment bound for Japan are loaded onto a cargo ship at Chonburi port in central Thailand on May 6, 2011. Two power generators on loan from Thailand are ready to be shipped to Japan to help ease expected power shortages in the Tokyo area this summer.

Japan nuclear plant manually shut down

Japan nuclear plant manually shut down

TOKYO, Japan - This March 2006 file photo shows the No. 2 reactor of the Shika nuclear plant in the town of Shika in Ishikawa Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast. The operator, Hokuriku Electric Power Co., said it started to manually shut down the reactor due to the malfunction of two emergency power generators Nov. 13, 2009.

ZAMBIA-SOUTHERN PROVINCE-KAFUE LOWER GORGE POWER STATION

ZAMBIA-SOUTHERN PROVINCE-KAFUE LOWER GORGE POWER STATION

(220722) -- SOUTHERN PROVINCE, July 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 21, 2022 shows the Kafue Lower Gorge Power Station under construction in Southern Province, Zambia. Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema on Thursday toured the Kafue Lower Gorge Power Station, a Chinese-built hydropower plant. The project was a milestone in the relationship between the two countries, said the president. The construction of the 750 megawatts power plant is nearing completion, as four of the five generators are already commissioned and the fifth will be finished by the end of this year. (Photo by Martin Mbangweta/Xinhua)

ZAMBIA-SOUTHERN PROVINCE-KAFUE LOWER GORGE POWER STATION

ZAMBIA-SOUTHERN PROVINCE-KAFUE LOWER GORGE POWER STATION

(220722) -- SOUTHERN PROVINCE, July 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema speaks after touring the Kafue Lower Gorge Power Station in Southern Province, Zambia, July 21, 2022. Hichilema on Thursday toured the Kafue Lower Gorge Power Station, a Chinese-built hydropower plant. The project was a milestone in the relationship between the two countries, said the president. The construction of the 750 megawatts power plant is nearing completion, as four of the five generators are already commissioned and the fifth will be finished by the end of this year. (Photo by Martin Mbangweta/Xinhua)

Power generators begin test runs at new LNG thermal plant in Sendai

Power generators begin test runs at new LNG thermal plant in Sendai

Two generators begin test operations at Tohoku Electric Power Co.'s new thermal power station fired by liquefied natural gas in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on July 16, 2015. The plant has a combined-cycle system that uses both gas and steam turbines for more efficient power generation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

2 power generators in Thailand to be sent to Japan

2 power generators in Thailand to be sent to Japan

CHONBURI, Thailand - A power generator and associated equipment bound for Japan are loaded onto a cargo ship at Chonburi port in central Thailand on May 6, 2011. Two power generators on loan from Thailand are ready to be shipped to Japan to help ease expected power shortages in the Tokyo area this summer. (Kyodo)

Japan nuclear plant manually shut down

Japan nuclear plant manually shut down

TOKYO, Japan - This March 2006 file photo shows the No. 2 reactor of the Shika nuclear plant in the town of Shika in Ishikawa Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast. The operator, Hokuriku Electric Power Co., said it started to manually shut down the reactor due to the malfunction of two emergency power generators Nov. 13, 2009. (Kyodo)