(August 17, 2000) Guangzhou-based Southern Weekend reports that there are irregularities in the bidding procedures for Three Gorges dam.
China ponders price of progress at spectacular gorge
Tiger Leaping Gorge, China: Legend has it that a tiger vaulted the mighty Yangtze here at its narrowest point. Before long, anybody or beast might be able to saunter across the river atop a towering dam wall.
Greed for energy threatens to dam legendary gorge
Within days China will pour the final concrete of the massive Three Gorges Dam across the Yangtze River. But completion of one of the great engineering feats of our time will not satisfy the country’s energy-hungry developers.
Flood of angry opposition to dam gets China’s attention
(July 20, 2000) Barely a month after the picturesque Nujiang river was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in July 2003, the Chinese government predictably revealed a plan to do what it has done at more than 20,000 locations across the country: Build a massive dam.
Respect initial Three Gorges dam plan or risk disaster, Chinese experts warn
(July 17, 2000) Senior engineers and academics submitted this second protest letter, with an attached petition to China’s leaders in June, 2000. They point out the technical problems of siltation and population movements.
Ship lift problems at Yangtze tributary dam threaten Three Gorges project
Navigational difficulties on the Yangtze River heighten concerns over dam building projects.
More dams planned for Yangtze despite problems
(June 19, 2000) Official zeal for more hydro development on Yangtze tributaries remains undampened by the financial and technical problems plaguing China’s massive Three Gorges dam. According to Chinese news sources, the State Planning Commission has approved plans for a third hydro dam on Qingjiang River, a major Yangtze tributary that joins the mainstream 100 kilometres downstream of Three Gorges.
China’s Three Gorges raises questions for future dams
‘There are better methods of electricity production being locked out in order to protect a bigger project like the Three Gorges,’ says Probe International’s Patricia Adams.
China begins check on right bank dam of Three Gorges Project
An inspection that is expected to last until May 23 will determine whether the right side of the Three Gorges dam is strong enough to hold water.
Three Gorges dam is black hole of corruption, says Chinese journalist
(May 25, 2000) Racked by allegations of mismanagement and corruption, scandal surrounds China’s Three Gorges Dam project once again following two recent exposés involving senior officials and vast sums of missing project […]
Hallmark dam completed on Yangtze River
Construction crews finished the main wall of the world’s largest hydroelectic dam on Saturday, Xinhua News Agency reported. After 13 years of construction, the structure of the 185-meter-high (607 feet), 2,309-meter-long (1.4-mile-long) dam across the Yangtze River was completed at around 2 pm on Saturday.
Construction costs of Three Gorges Dam returned within 10 years
The Three Gorges project will have earned enough revenue to have paid its construction costs less than a decade after coming into full operation, the project’s chief accountant says.
Three Gorges to become center for China power grid in 2011
The Three Gorges hydropower station will become the centre for China’s power grid in 2011 when it goes into full operation with 32 power turbines, a senior official says.
China’s symbol, and source, of power
‘Critics of the project – they are many, in China and abroad – have questioned whether building a giant dam is really scientific in the 21st century, when the United States and other nations are weighing the wisdom of damming their rivers.’
Three Gorges dam set in stone
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