Baihetan Dam: World’s Second Biggest Hydropower Dam

Why in news ? Recently, China has put into operation the Baihetan Dam, world’s Second Biggest Hydropower Dam. The Three Gorges Dam is the largest hydropower dam in the world and is also along China’s Yangtze River. It began operations in 2003 About the Dam: It is on the Jinsha River, a tributary of the Yangtze (the longest river in Asia). It has been built with a total installed capacity of 16,000 megawatts. It will eventually be able to generate enough electricity each day once to meet the power needs of 5, 00,000 people for an entire year.Read More