World's largest clean energy corridor in western China generates over 4 tln kWh of electricity

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.

The U.S. dollar weakened in late trading on Wednesday.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, dropped 0.07 percent to 98.056 at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT).

In late New York trading, the euro added to 1.1800 U.S. dollars from 1.1795 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound was up to 1.3572 dollars from 1.3568 dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 159.03 Japanese yen, higher than 158.82 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar rose to 0.7819 Swiss francs from 0.7810 Swiss francs, and it was down to 1.3729 Canadian dollars from 1.3776 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar lost to 9.1580 Swedish kronor from 9.1810 Swedish kronor.