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Ertan Hydropower Plant, Yalong River, China
The 3,492MW Ertan hydropower plant set several records during its ten-year construction phase. The plant is composed of a 240m concrete arch dam and Asia's largest underground powerhouse, which is 280m long by 25.5m wide and 65m high. The...
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Dong Nai Hydropower Project, Vietnam
The Dong Nai 3 and 4 hydropower projects are located in Lam Dong province, north of Ho Chi Minh City. The two projects are owned by EVN (Electricity of Viet Nam) and will be generating a total of 520MW....
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Dezhou Coal-Fired Power Plant, China
The Dezhou project has added another 1,320MW to the existing coal-fired plant in Dezhou, China. The expansion was completed in 2003, and gives the plant a total capacity of 2,520MW. Coal is China's main fuel source...
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Dai Ninh Hydro Plant, Vietnam
Two 150MW turbines will provide the power for the Dai Ninh hydroelectric plant now being built in Vietnam. The 300MW plant is scheduled to come on line at the end of 2007. It is located on the Dong Nai...
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Cilegon Gas Turbine Combined-Cycle (GTCC), Indonesia
The 740MW gas turbine combined-cycle (GTCC) power plant at Cilegon in Indonesia finally ran up to full power in August 2007. The plant was completed in 2006, but maintenance on the gas pipeline had interrupted supplies. PT PLN (Persero),...
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Chin Shan Nuclear Power Plant, Taiwan
Chin Shan – the first nuclear power plant to open in Taiwan – is undergoing another upgrade. The 1,208MW Chin Shan nuclear power plant has two 604MWe boiling water reactors (BWRs), and is located in Taipei County, northern Taiwan....
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Chimtala Substation, Afghanistan
A terminal link of Afghanistan's North East Power System (NEPS), the Chimtala substation is an infrastructure project funded by India as part of its assistance package to the Afghanistan Government. Located near Afghanistan's capital Kabul, the substation imports power...
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