The project was restarted in the 1980s, and the hydroelectric Three Gorges Dam began full operation in 2012, becoming the world's largest power station in terms of installed capacity at the time.
同事業は1980年代に再開され、三峡ダム水力発電所は2012年に本格稼働を開始、この時点で世界最大の設備容量を誇る発電所となった。