China has stepped up the diversion of the Yangtze River to dilute water polluted by blue-green algae in a lake that provides drinking water for millions of people in the eastern Chinese city of Wuxi.
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China’s Three Gorges Project gears up for full operation
China’s largest hydropower project, the Three Gorges Project, is expected to start full operation three to four months ahead of schedule as workers speed up the installation of the 12 turbines on the right bank of the Gorges.
No scientific ground to blame Three Gorges for pollution on Yangtze River
The water quality of Yangtze River has become of increasing concern. Has the Three Gorges Dam Project caused the pollution in Yangtze River? Lu Youmei, an academic of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, as well as the chairman of the Chinese National Committee on Large Dams, answered the question when interviewed by the People’s Daily journalist.
First turbine of Three Gorges Project on right bank starts operation
Electricity generation now spans the two banks of China’s largest hydropower project, the Three Gorges Project, with the first turbine generator on the right bank of the river going into operation on Monday after a 72-hour trial.
Floodwaters put China’s Three Gorges dam to the test
Flood waters are putting China’s massive Three Gorges Dam to the test and raising water levels on its longest river, the Yangtze, after weeks of floods nationwide killed about 700 people, state media said on Tuesday.
Sold down the river
This extensive and interactive piece charts journalist Jamil Anderlini’s return to the Three Gorges Dam and includes interviews with Chongqing mayor, Fu Xiancao, Dai Qing, and a slide show of towns along the Yangtze.
Three Gorges transmission lines down amid power shortages
Heavy snowstorms felled three power transmission towers along a
majorline of the Three Gorges dam, disrupting a link in central China’s
transmission system, Xinhua news agency reported last month.
Olympics water diversion scheme starts this month
(March 11, 2008) To ensure Beijing has enough water for the Olympic games this August, about 300 million cubic
metres of water will be diverted from drought-stricken Hebei province starting the end of this month.
Tremors in China’s road to recovery
(June 11, 2008) While earthquake damage sustained by the country’s dams may pose serious threats, many are turning to the dams themselves for explanations. Probe International Fellow Dai Qing says: “We must look carefully at the questions: How do dams impact earthquakes? How do earthquakes impact dams?”
Graft fears as China turns to quake reconstruction
(June 11, 2008) China has insisted it will not allow corruption to infect its huge earthquake reconstruction effort, but one month after the disaster not everyone is convinced reality will match the pledge.
Three Gorges navigation woes set to worsen
The delays that have plagued boats trying to get around the Three Gorges dam are set to worsen soon when one-half of the two-way shiplock is taken out of service for more than nine months.
Is drought the new normal for the Yangtze?
Amid widespread worry about a shrinking river and speculation about the role of the Three
Gorges dam in exacerbating the downstream drought, officials in charge of managing the Yangtze say they lack the clout to address serious dry-season problems.
Controversial Zipingpu dam may have caused China’s deadly earthquake, says Chinese geologist Fan Xiao
(June 10, 2008) The chief engineer of the Regional Geology Investigation Team of the Sichuan Geology and Mineral Bureau talks about the possibility that the Zipingpu dam induced China’s deadly May 12 earthquake.
Three Gorges film releases
Award-winning documentary Up the Yangtze by Canadian filmmaker Yung Chang is a heart-wrenching protrayal of a family affected by the Three Gorges dam.
Probe International is co-sponsoring the release of Up the Yangtze at the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival on February 3rd.
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(June 9, 2008) Belize’s Canadian-owned power company has threatened blackouts if electricity rates don’t go up immediately.
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