# Canonical recap data for Three Gorges Dam Completed (2012)
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title: Three Gorges Dam Completed
subtitle: The world's largest hydroelectric installation submerged ancient valleys and displaced over a million people to power China's industrial ascent.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 2012-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 2012
decade: 2010
country:
name: China
slug: china
summaryShort: The Three Gorges Dam, officially known as Yangtze River Three Gorges Water Conservancy Project is a hydroelectric gravity dam that spans the Yangtze River near Sandouping in Yiling District, Yichang, Hubei province, central China, downstream of the Three Gorges. It is also the world's largest power station by installed
summaryLong: The Three Gorges Dam, officially known as Yangtze River Three Gorges Water Conservancy Project is a hydroelectric gravity dam that spans the Yangtze River near Sandouping in Yiling District, Yichang, Hubei province, central China, downstream of the Three Gorges. It is also the world's largest power station by installed capacity (22,500 MW); it generates 95±20 TWh of electricity per year on average, depending on the amount of precipitation in the river basin. After the monsoons of 2020, the dam produced nearly 112 TWh in a year, breaking the record of 103 TWh set by the Itaipu Dam in 2016.
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heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Three Gorges Dam"
importance: 79
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Gorges_Dam"
  title: Three Gorges Dam
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- tech-launch
metaDescription: "The Three Gorges Dam, officially known as Yangtze River Three Gorges Water Conservancy Project is a hydroelectric gravity dam that spans the Yangtze River near "
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  capturedAt: 2012-07-13
  label: Three Gorges Dam
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Gorges_Dam"
