China’s Era of Mega-Dams Is Ending as Solar and Wind Power Rise

(Bloomberg) -- It’s the beginning of the end for the era of mega-dam building in China.China Three Gorges Corp. on Monday turned on the first set of generators at the massive Wudongde hydropower plant, deep in the mountains of Yunnan province. About 170 kilometers (106 miles) downstream on the Jinsha River sits Baihetan, the last of its kind, scheduled to go into operation next year.At full run, the two sites will produce more electricity than every power plant in The Philippines combined....