China's Three Gorges hits full capacity

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　　The water level hit 175 meters at 5 p.m. after storing water for nearly two months from the water level of 152 meters, said an official with the China Three Gorges Project Corporation (CTGPC), the developer of the project.

　　A dozen hydropower turbo-generator units started operation on Sunday, generating power capacity of 8.2 million kw, said the official.

　　The dam in central China's Hubei Province completed its first full-capacity test last October.

　　Operating at full capacity should give full play to the dam's functions of generating hydroelectric power, delivering water to the lower reaches to alleviate² spring droughts, and containing water from summer flooding, as required by the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters.

　　The Three Gorges Project was launched in 1993 with a budget equivalent to 22.5 billion U.S. dollars.

　　So far, monitoring shows the dam is operating smoothly³.

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