Another generator of China's Three Gorges hydroelectric project began a 72-hour trial operation on Sunday, marking the completion of the right bank part.

The No. 15 generator of China's Three Gorges hydroelectric project begins a 72-hour trial operation on October 26, 2008, marking the completion of the right bank part. The picture taken on September 8 shows the generator was successfully hoisted.

The No. 15 generator was the last one on the right bank part of the project on the Yangtze River.

The US$22.5 billion project was launched in 1993. Originally, its plan called for the 26 generators, 14 on the left bank and 12 on the right, to produce 84.7 billion kwh of electricity annually upon its completion. It was expanded further to include six more turbines by 2012.

The electricity generated by the project fuels 15 provinces in central, eastern and southern China, easing a severe power shortage in industrial regions.