China prepares to launch new mega hydroelectric dam in July

China’s second-largest hydroelectric dam started storing water on April 6, 2021, paving the way for it to begin generating electricity in July. The Baihetan Hydropower Station is located on the Jinsha River and straddles the southwestern provinces of Yunnan and Sichuan. The electricity-generating capacity of the facility will be second only to the world’s largest dam, the Three Gorges Dam in China’s central Hubei province.