The Three Gorges Dam cost as much as 200 billion yuan at the time, and now it has been 13 years. How much revenue has it brought?
As we all know, the Three Gorges Dam is one of the most famous projects in China, and it is also a big project that has amazed all countries in the world. What is the role of the Three Gorges Dam, which was once built by the state at a huge cost of 200 billion? Thirteen years have passed, is the country losing or making a profit in carrying out this project? The reason why the country built the Three Gorges Dam in the Yangtze River region was mainly because the water flow in the area was turbulent, which is likely to cause floods and other secondary disasters.
The Three Gorges Hydropower Station not only brings huge economic benefits to China, but also drives the economic development of the surrounding areas. The Three Gorges Hydropower Station's revenue exceeded 40 billion yuan as early as 2016. The total investment of the Three Gorges Hydropower Station was nearly 200 billion yuan. The benefits of the Three Gorges Hydropower Station in the past few years are not worth mentioning. The most touching thing is that the Three Gorges Hydropower Station also donated a part of the proceeds to some impoverished areas in China. It can be seen that the construction of the Three Gorges Hydropower Station is a project that benefits mankind and has a very important role and status.
The capacity of the Three Gorges Project is beyond our imagination. The peak of the flood peak is 70,000 cubic meters per second, while the Three Gorges Reservoir stores water at a rate of 20,000 cubic meters per second, which can ensure that the water can be stored for about 13 days. It is guaranteed that the Yangtze River will not be in danger of bursting during the flood season. The Three Gorges Hydropower Station is also called a currency printing press by many people, so how much money can this hydropower station make in a day? The Three Gorges Hydropower Station has an installed capacity of 22.5 million kilowatts. At this rate, it can generate 197.1 billion kilowatts of electricity a year. Calculated at a price of 0.5 yuan per kilowatt, this electricity will create an economic value of 98.55 billion yuan.
Most of the power generation in other years is 80 to 90 billion kWh, and the electricity from the Three Gorges Hydropower Station cannot be directly used by the people. If you want to send electricity to your home, you first need to connect to the power grid, and then you can send it to your home or factory. The power grid actually acts as a middleman. The electricity from the Three Gorges will be sold to the power grid wholesale. At this time, the price is about 25 cents. The income from selling electricity in the Three Gorges is about 22.5 billion yuan per year, which is about 60 million yuan per day. Since some people compare the Three Gorges Hydropower Station to a money printing machine, here is a small comparison to see how fast the money printing machine is. quick.
In addition to power generation, the Three Gorges Dam also has great functions, namely flood control and drought relief, shipping, aquaculture, etc. Although it does not bring intuitive economic benefits, after careful calculation, we can know that the Three Gorges Dam is a livelihood project for us. What an important role the people have played. While making money, it also solved the downstream flood problem. At the same time, it can save China 31.9 million tons of coal and 80.5 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions every year. Therefore, 13 years later, there is no doubt that the economic benefits created by the Three Gorges Dam for China have exceeded the investment of that year.
In addition to these, due to the construction of the reservoir, there is also better energy efficiency for some shipping traffic here, and some of these developments have given the region more possibilities for progress, so although it costs so much money, but Still quite worth it. In addition, the Three Gorges Dam receives a large number of people almost every day. Although there is no admission fee, there is no doubt that the increase in the flow of people has promoted the development of local tourism. As one of the most important projects in China, the Three Gorges Dam is undoubtedly one of the most important projects in China. of inverse scales.