Ertan Dam

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Ertan Dam (二滩) is a large dam on the Yalong River, a tributary of the Yangtze River in Sichuan Province, Southwest of China.

The dam has six generators, each with generating capacity of 550 MW. The total generating capacity of the project is 3,300 MW. It was the largest hydro-electricity station in China. The annual production is 17 TWh and until December 5, 2006, it has produced over 100 TWh of electricity.

Construction started on September 1991 and completed on December 26, 1999.[1]

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