Workers install the rotor of a generating unit in the hydropower plant on the left bank of the Three Gorges project in central China's Hubei Province April 30, 2004. A total of 14 generating units will be installed in the hydropower plant, with eight in operation now. More than 10 generating units will be in operation by the end of 2004.A technician monitors the operation of No. 7 generating unit at the control room of the power station of the Three Gorges Project in central China's Hubei Province April 30, 2004. The No. 7 generating unit began the generation of electricity on Friday. So far, eight generating units each with an installed capacity of 700,000 kw have become operational with a daily generated energy of 115 million kwh. With a total investment of 180 billion yuan (21.76 billion US dollars), the project started in 1993 and is scheduled for completion in 2009.

A technician monitors the operation of No. 7 generating unit at the control room of the power station of the Three Gorges Project in central China's Hubei Province April 30, 2004. The No. 7 generating unit began the generation of electricity on Friday. So far, eight generating units each with an installed capacity of 700,000 kw have become operational with a daily generated energy of 115 million kwh. With a total investment of 180 billion yuan (21.76 billion US dollars), the project started in 1993 and is scheduled for completion in 2009.

Workers install the rotor of a generating unit in the hydropower plant on the left bank of the Three Gorges project in central China's Hubei Province April 30, 2004. A total of 14 generating units will be installed in the hydropower plant, with eight in operation now. More than 10 generating units will be in operation by the end of 2004.

The interior view of the hydropower plant on the left bank of the Three Gorges project in central China's Hubei Province. A total of 14 generating units will be installed in the hydropower plant, with eight in operation now. More than 10 generating units will be in operation by the end of 2004.

Two technicians do routine inspection work in the hydropower plant on the left bank of the Three Gorges project in central China's Hubei Province April 30, 2004. A total of 14 generating units will be installed in the hydropower plant, with eight in operation now. More than 10 generating units will be in operation by the end of 2004.