How Three Gorges Dam Powers Shanghai
In case you haven’t noticed, China’s quickly becoming an production powerhouse. And to power these industries, China requires a massive, steady supply of power. Like the 18,300MW generated by the Three Gorges Dam’s massive turbines. The Three Gorges Dam utilizes 32 generators—thirty 700MW units and two 50MW—known as Francis turbines. Named after James B. Francis,…