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Chinese enterprise values environmental protection while building hydropower project in Peru
By Tao Xing  ·  2021-05-27  ·   Source: Web Exclusive
The San Gabán III Hydroelectric Power Plant is being built by the China Three Gorges Corp. in the San Gabán district of Carabaya, Peru (COURTESY PHOTO)

On May 25, an open house event was held online at the San Gabán III Hydroelectric Power Plant, a hydroelectricity generation project being built by the China Three Gorges  Corporation (CTG) in the San Gabán district of the southern Peruvian province of Carabaya. The event was held to showcase CTG's efforts to protect the environment and to promote local development during construction.   

According to a CTG spokesperson, the company carried out environmental monitoring of the air and water as well as noise in surrounding areas and also recorded 334 kinds of animals and 105 types of plants before construction began. 

In order to protect local flora and fauna from potential harm from construction, the company arranged for environmental specialists to rehome animals and plants in protected areas, including key species such as orchids, which were transferred to other natural habitats. Special passages and dams were also built to protect local fish. 

CTG also invested $200,000 into flying in telegraph poles by helicopter, avoiding cutting down 20,000 square meters of forest, and carried out reforestation activities on an additional 9,000 square meters of land. 

The CTG spokesperson said that innovative technologies were adopted to shorten the construction period, improve efficiency and protect the environment during construction. 

The project has also driven economic growth in the surrounding area. More than 70 percent of those working on the project were local residents and accommodation, transport, catering and renting of cars and heavy machinery were sourced from neighboring areas. 

With a designed total installed capacity of 209 megawatts, the plant is expected to produce more than 1.25 billion kilowatt-hours annually upon completion, according to the spokesperson. The clean energy will be supplied to about 35,000 households in south Peru and will help the nation reduce its greenhouse gas emission by 338,000 tons per year. 

The plant was approved as a project for the national interest by the Peruvian government, and will improve local communication and transport facilities and infrastructure, benefiting social and economic development in the region, CTG said.  

Copyedited by G. P. Wilson  

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