Hydroelectricity Method:

Hydroelectricity now supplies about 715,000 Megawatt or 19% of world electricity (16% in 2003), accounting for over 63% of the total electricity from renewables in 2005.

Largest Dam in the word: Three Gorges Dam

Three Gorges Dam started to build in 1994 and will be completed in 2011. A total of USD 25Billion is being earmarked for this project. Three Gorges Dam has the potential to produce 22,500 Megawatt of electricity that could solve China soaring energy demand.

Positive effect: Therefore, the Three Gorges Dam will potentially reduce
1. The coal consumption by 31 million tons per year,
2. Emission of 100 million tons of greenhouse gas,
3. Millions of tons of dust,
4. 1 million tons of sulfur dioxide,
5. 370 thousand tons of nitric oxide,
6. 10 thousand tons of carbon monoxide
7. Significant amount of mercury into the atmosphere

Negative effect:

1. It has displace 1.5millions of people’s.
2. Potential of more floods in the......

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