The Brazilian-Paraguayan plant produced 94,684,781MWh of power last year, which Itaipu Binacional claimed was more than China’s Three Gorges Dam will likely produce, despite the fact that Three Gorges is the largest hydroelectric plant in the world.
Upon completion in 2011, Three Gorges will have the capacity to generate 22,500MW, while Itaipu’s capacity is 14,000 MW, but Itaipu’s advantage is its location on the Parana River, which has a large volume of water year-round, according to Itaipu Binacional.
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