The world's largest clean energy corridor, comprising six mega hydropower stations on China's Yangtze River, has generated more than 4 trillion kilowatt-hours of electricity, according to data released by the China Three Gorges Corporation on Friday.
In the first three quarters of this year alone, the corridor produced more than 235.1 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity.
Stretching 1,800 kilometers, the clean energy corridor consists of Wudongde, Baihetan, Xiluodu, Xiangjiaba, Three Gorges, and Gezhouba hydropower stations.
With a total installed capacity of nearly 71.7 million kilowatts, the six hydropower stations transmit electricity from the resource-rich western region to energy-consuming eastern areas. They generate an average of 300 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity a year.
By the end of July this year, China's installed capacity of renewable energy, primarily from hydropower, wind power, and solar power, has reached 2.17 billion kilowatts, ranking first in the world.
World's largest clean energy corridor in western China generates over 4 tln kWh of electricity
Former French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin has said France and China can transcend their differences and jointly serve as messengers of peace for humanity.
In an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN), Raffarin emphasized that both nations share a fundamental mission to protect the planet and promote global peace, despite different political systems, economic competition, and cultural divergences.
"Today, what is essential for the world is development. It is what China has done with a lot of energy by lifting hundreds of millions of people out of poverty. While growth is a priority today, the foremost priority is peace. The Chinese people are a peaceful people. They have not waged war outside China. They have fought only when their homeland was under attack. They can be the bearers of peace," he said.
"We, the French, have overcome the shames and tragedies of World War II by turning an enemy, Germany, into one of our best friends today. So France and China can together be the messengers of peace. So whatever our political systems, whatever our economic rivalries, whatever our cultural divergences, we fundamentally share a message for the planet. This message is to protect the planet, for the peace of humanity. And peace for humanity is a common goal that France and China share," he said.
France, China can be messengers of peace: former French PM
