Three Gorges Project Assisted by Over 6,000 Foreign Experts

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Three Gorges Project Assisted by Over 6,000 Foreign Experts

More than 6,000 foreign hydroelectric and dam specialists have taken part in the construction of the Three Gorges Project on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.

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More than 6,000 foreign hydroelectric and dam specialists have taken part in the construction of the Three Gorges Project on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.

The foreign experts are from over 50 countries and regions, including the United States, Japan, France, Britain, Canada, Germany, Russia and Brazil.

The Three Gorges Project, which began construction in 1993, will consist of a 2,309-meter-long dam, 26 power generators, a permanent ship lock and a ship lift.

The project will enter its third phase of construction after the man-made water diversion channel built for passage of ships during the second phase is fully dammed Wednesday.

The first two phases of the project were concentrated chiefly along the northern bank of the Yangtze. The mainstream of the Yangtze, China's longest river, was first dammed in November 1997.

The Three Gorges Project, which is estimated to cost 200 billion yuan (about 24.1 billion US dollars), is expected to be completed in 2009, when 26 power generating units with a combined capacity of 18.2 million kilowatts will go into operation and willbe able to generate 84.7 billion kwh of electricity annually. The permanent lock will also be able to accommodate ships of more than10,000 DWT (dead weight tonnage).

The first group of four power-generating units will begin operation next year.

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