China Continues To Conscious of the fact that a

side effect of those

Benefit From The TGD constructions can be a

negative impact on the nature

surrounding it, CTGC has

invested 150,000,000 yuan for

work to be done to save the

environment (Yangpeng).

China’s most well-known

hydroelectric power source

The Three Gorges Dam, also

its second largest construction

after the Great Wall, ranks

first as the world’s largest

source of hydroelectric

energy. 

Although it is known to be a
China's biggest dam (Source: Britannica).
massive construction, only a

Currently, there are more than that is expected to produce 1.9 small fraction of the people

22,000 dams in China. Being the billion kilowatt-hour per year know that, as a comparison,

source of hydroelectric electricity (Xinhua).  the dam was built from 60

production, those 22,000 dams are times the amount of steel the

not only improving the country in The building of this dam is aimed to Eiffel Tower was made from

numerous different ways, but they mimic the Three Gorges Dam, that (James).

are having an international impact produces 12.5% of the energy

as well (Lewis).  needed in China, and to cut Middle and Eastern China are

Cambodia’s dependency on Laos, majorly supplied by

“Our methods are admired all over which used to be one of the main hydroelectric energy, which

the world. Countries begin to imitate electricity sources in the country researchers have proven to be

our construction of dams in hope to (Mikkelsen).  a significant prevention of

achieve the level of efficiency our pollution. The 2.3 kilometer

dams attain,” says China Yangtze The idea of hydroelectric power has long construction is estimated

Power’s chairman. Recently, not only reached Cambodia. With to have prevented the

Cambodia has taken a valuable and CTGC (China Three Gorges emission of millions of tons

profitable step towards renewable Corporation) investing in the of carbon dioxide (James,

energy by accepting China’s help. construction of a dam in Pakistan, Benefits). In contrast to other

Holding a stake of 51%, China has 3000 jobs have been built for people methods of power generation

been building a 400 megawatt plant  who are willing to work at the dam.  like a coal fired power plant,
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a hydroelectric power plant does not the dam, there has been a tourism

cause any emission of gases that increase of 30% and through 

pollute the environment (Major). tourism, the dam has brought the

Additionally, the dam is said to have city a revenue of USD3.5

prevented approximately 150,000 (Global).

tons of dust (Benefits).

Afterall, one can only wonder

Another positive impact besides the what China would be today

renewable energy is the ability of without the cost-effectiveness

controlling floods. The Yangtze and coherence of the Three

river is very likely to be flooded Gorges Dam.

through the raining season, which

can cause severe problems since

 millions of residents live at its

riverside. A flood used to be a

dreaded danger for many Chinese

citizens who live near the river.

However, since the dam is able to

control the amount of water that

flows in the river, it protects the

lives of approximately 15 million

people (Three).

“The dam benefits us in so various

ways,” says a local citizen from

Yichang, a city that’s close to where

the dam is located. “Ever since the

dam was built, our city has been

getting so many more visitors from

all over China and even around the

world. The dam has become a real

tourist attraction.” 

Classified as “industrial tourism”,

the dam attracts 2 million tourist a

year, which has become very

beneficial for the closeby city

Yichang. Many Chinese citizens are

eager to see the impressive building

and take road trips since - very

conveniently - there are no

admission fees for Chinese

Tourists from Yichang visiting the Three
residents. Since the construction of 
Gorges dam. (SourceL VCG)
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