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Detailed explanation-1: -The Government of China officially turned on the first two generating units of the Baihetan Dam, the world’s second-biggest hydroelectric dam, to start generating energy. The Baihetan Dam is set up on the Jinsha River, in southwestern China.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Three Gorges Dam in Hubei, China, has the world’s largest instantaneous generating capacity (22, 500 MW), with Baihetan Dam from the same nation in second place with a capacity of (16, 000 MW). The Itaipu Dam in Paraguay/Brazil is the third largest with (14, 000 MW).

Detailed explanation-3: -The Sri Sailam Dam is the second largest capacity working hydroelectric power station in India.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Baihetan Dam (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Báihètān Dàbà) is a large hydroelectric dam on the Jinsha River, an upper stretch of the Yangtze River in Sichuan and Yunnan provinces, in southwest China.

Detailed explanation-5: -2nd largest in the world The 948-feet-high Baihetan Hydropower Station in southwest China, second in the world only to the country’s Three Gorges Dam in terms of power generation, began partial operation on Monday morning.