The White Crane Ridge Hydroelectric Station is the world's largest hydropower plant, located in China's Hubei province. It is a massive engineering marvel that took 12 years to build and cost $25 billion. The dam is 289 meters high and 2,309 meters long, and the reservoir has a capacity of 20.6 billion cubic meters of water.<br /><br />The hydroelectric station has 16 generator units, each with a capacity of 1 million kilowatts. This gives the station a total capacity of 16 million kilowatts, making it the world's most powerful hydroelectric station.<br /><br />The White Crane Ridge Hydroelectric Station is a major source of clean energy for China. It generates an average of 62.4 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity per year, which is enough to power 20 million households.<br /><br />White Crane Ridge Hydroelectric Station<br />hydropower<br />renewable energy<br />China<br />engineering<br />world record
