Baihetan is the world’s largest hydropower plant (水电站). A hydropower plant uses water to make electricity (电). The dam (水坝) opened on June 28th, 2021. It is 289 meters high.
The dam is on the Yangtze River in China. More dams are on this river. They make a lot of electricity for eastern and central China. Many people and factories are there. They need lots of electricity. Baihetan can make 150 kilowatt-hours (千瓦时) of electricity with one rotation (旋转). It is enough for one family for a month.
China wants to control the river during summer months. It rains a lot in summer. China makes a lot of emissions (排放), too. Hydropower plants make electricity without emissions.
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