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Gorges project called on for more power

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The water level is set to rise further, displacing as many as 1,000 farmers

Water levels in the Three Gorges Dam reservoir will rise by four metres by the end of the month in an effort to boost electricity production and alleviate power shortages.

The move will require the immediate relocation of more than 1,000 farmers.

Raising the water level to 139 metres will increase the dam's storage capacity to 1.84 billion cubic metres and allow electricity production to be boosted by 700 million kilowatt hours.

A Three Gorges Project Development Corporation spokesman said the dam currently had three generators online with a production capacity of about 3 billion kilowatt hours. Officials had previously said that by the end of this year a total of six generators would be in operation with an output capacity of 7 billion kilowatt hours.

A local source said the State Council had already authorised the spending of 50 million yuan (HK$47 million) to cover relocation costs and severance payments.

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