Hydroelectricity has both it’s disadvantages as well as its advantages, The Itaipu Dam one of the largest dams in the world and is located in Foz do Iguaçu, which is on the border of Paraguay and Brazil. The Itaipu Dam provides clean electricity to both Paraguay and Brazil, however the majority of the energy produced goes to Brazil. The dam uses the Paraná River for its water resource, which is the seventh largest River in the World. The construction of the plant displaced thousands of individuals as well as destroyed species habitats. However, the dam also created jobs for the community and provided a worldwide attraction that increased the population of Foz do iguaçu.
The second video was on he the Three Gorges Dam, which is also one of the largest dams in the world. Three Gorges Dam is located in China and is two kilometers in length with a total of 60 stories. The dam uses the Yangtze River which is one of the largest river in the world. This dam took 17 years to build due to its size. Since China is one of the fastest growing economies on earth, the nations need a lot of power. The Three Gorges Dam produces twenty-thousand mega watts of power which is twice as much as all the nuclear power stations put together in Britain. The dam produced clean electric power to millions of individuals. Each generators cost 50 million dollars Three gorges has 32.5 million times more power. river rises up to 60 stores above th riverbed. The video also discussed the process of generating electricity. 60 million chinese. hydro electric. relocated over a million of people behind the dam, thousands of new building are built. Contoling the river.
The second video was on he the Three Gorges Dam, which is also one of the largest dams in the world. Three Gorges Dam is located in China and is two kilometers in length with a total of 60 stories. The dam uses the Yangtze River which is one of the largest river in the world. This dam took 17 years to build due to its size. Since China is one of the fastest growing economies on earth, the nations need a lot of power. The Three Gorges Dam produces twenty-thousand mega watts of power which is twice as much as all the nuclear power stations put together in Britain. The dam produced clean electric power to millions of individuals. Each generators cost 50 million dollars Three gorges has 32.5 million times more power. river rises up to 60 stores above th riverbed. The video also discussed the process of generating electricity. 60 million chinese. hydro electric. relocated over a million of people behind the dam, thousands of new building are built. Contoling the river.