First Ertan generator starts up

Ertan Hydro-electric Power Station is expected to produce 1.5 million megawatt-hours of electricity this year. The power plant in southwestern Sichuan - the largest generating unit in the country - began trial operations on August 12 on the first of six generators, Xinhua said yesterday. The dam's second generator would start operating in November, Xinhua said. Ertan's six generating units would produce 17 million megawatt-hours of electricity annually.