China Three Gorges Corporation


The China Three Gorges Corporation is a Chinese state-owned power company, established on 27 September 1993. The company was responsible for construction of the Three Gorges Dam-project, the world largest hydroelectric power plant, that went into operation in 2008. In September 2002, CTG established the subsidiary company China Yangtze Power, which took over operations and management of Gezhouba and Three Gorges dams. CTG is one of the world's largest energy companies with total assets of RMB 475.5 billion in 2014.

Business

Apart from Gezhouba and the Three Gorges Dam, CTG operates and develops more massive hydroelectric projects on Yangtze River - Xiangjiaba Dam, Xiluodu Dam, Baihetan Dam and Wudongde Dam. By the end of 2014 CTG had 46.3 GW of total hydropower installed capacity in China and over 28 GW of total installed capacity under construction or development.
CTG is developing wind power and solar power business. As of 2014 it has 31 wind power projects in operation and 33 under construction or development, 37 solar power projects in operation and 18 under construction or development. Total installed capacity is 3,707 MW in operation, with 3,050 MW under construction or development.
As of the end of 2013, CTG had business in 37 countries and regions, with 84 ongoing international construction
and investment projects. In December 2011, China Three Gorges Corporation acquired a 21.35% Portuguese government's stake in Energias de Portugal for €2.69 billion.
In December 2011 China Three Gorges Corporation paid HK$2.1 billion for a 29% stake in China Power New Energy Development.