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Three Gorges project to be completed one year ahead of schedule

At 9 am on October 29, the last unit of the Three Gorges Right Bank Power Station was formally put into operation and began generating electricity after a 72-hour trial period. By then, all 26 generating units of the Three Gorges project have been put... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Thu, Oct 30 2008

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