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Week 5: Hydroelectricity
9.3 Social effects of hydroelectricity
Figure 18 The Three Gorges dam in the Yangtze in China is one mile long and 181 metres high, with an installed generating capacity of 18,000 Megawatts.

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Figure 18 The Three Gorges dam in the Yangtze in China is one mile long and 181 metres high, with an installed generating capacity of 18,000 Megawatts.

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