Last part to be concreted on Three Gorges dam

Workers prepare for the last part to be concreted on the giant dam of the Three Gorges hydropower project on the Yangtze River May 13, 2006. There are less than 3,000 cubic meters of concrete left to be placed before the dam finally completes on May 20, 2006, nine months ahead of the schedule. The dam, divided into two phases -- the right and the left banks, is situated near the Xiling Gorge, the eastern most gorge of the Three Gorges on the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. The completion of the construction for the dam, 2,309 meters long and 185 meters high, marks the principal part of the project is done.  [Xinhua Photo]

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State Council approves water rise in Three Gorges Reservoir 

China's State Council, the country's cabinet, approved at a conference on Friday the raising of the water level in the Three Gorges Reservoir to 156 meters.

The conference was hosted by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, who is also chairman of the Committee for Construction of Three Gorges Project (CCTGP). Chinese Vice Premier and vice chairman of the CCTGP Zeng Peiyan, and Chinese State Councilor Hua Jianmin also appeared at the conference.

Three Gorges turbo-generator installed on Yangtze's south bank

Chinese construction workers have started to install the first of the 12 more turbo-generators planned for the southern bank of the Yangtze River with the Three Gorges Project.

More hydro-electric plants to be constructed on Yangtze River

About 100 new hydro-electric plants will be built on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and its numerous branches in the forthcoming two decades.

Cao Guangjing, deputy general manager of China Yangtze River Three Gorges Project Development Corporation (CYRTGPDC), said there would be an unprecedented favorable development opportunity in hydro-electric development in the future 20 years.

Three Gorges Dam not polluting Yangtze's upper reaches

Water quality at the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, China's longest waterway, has remained unchanged after the Three Gorges Dam began storing water in 2003, says a chief builder of the project.

Expert: Three Gorges project expected to save 50 mln tons of coal annually

As a clean energy project, operation of the Three Gorges Project, the world's largest hydropower project, will help China reduce consumption of 50 million tons of coal per year, thus benefiting the environment in China and its neighboring countries.

Three Gorges Project improves shipping ability of Yangtze River

Shipping ability of Yangtze River has been improved since the reservoir of the Three Gorges opened sluices in 2003, said Cao Guangjing, deputy general manager of the China Yangtze River Three Gorges Project Development Corporation, on Sunday.

Check of right bank dam of Three Gorges Project underway

China began check on the dam on the right bank of the Three Gorges Project on the Yangtze River at Yichang, central China's Hubei Province on Sunday.

A total of 43 experts were dispatched by the Three Gorges Project Construction Committee under the State Council, or China's cabinet, to inspect the quality of the project.

Preservation of plants in Three Gorges areas proceeding smoothly

China is increasing efforts to save and protect rare and endangered plants in the Three Gorges area onthe middle reaches of the Yangtze River, where a massive hydropower project is being built.

Forestry and environmental protection departments of Yichang, acity in central China's Hubei Province, have begun their work to save and protect plants in the Three Gorges area from extinction.