And even hydropower advocates outside China are anxious, worrying that any problems in China's high-profile foreign building campaign could cast a shadow over the entire industry.

中国之外的水电支持者也感到不安，担心中国大张旗鼓地在国外修建大坝存如果出现问题会给整个行业投下阴影。

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The Inga hydropower project could generate twice as much electricity as the world's largest dam, the Three Gorges in China.

英加水电站的发电量可能是目前世界上最大的水坝——中国三峡大坝的两倍。

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Last year China consumed 2,252b tons of the oil equivalent of coal, oil, nuclear power, natural gas and hydropower, about 4% more than the US, the IEA data showed.

数据显示，去年，中国消费了22.52亿吨石油当量的能源，其来源包括煤炭、石油、核电、天然气和水电等，比美国高出大约4%。

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But in China, hydropower dams on the Lancang (upper Mekong) will operate to store part of the monsoon flow and release it during the dry season.

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China is already investing billions of dollars to substitute hydropower (which counts as a renewable energy source) for coal and gas in electricity generation.

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China is of course planning to employ other sources, like wind power, hydropower and nuclear, but the sooty black rock is expected to represent as much power generation as all those others combined.

FORBES: As Coal Use Drops In U.S., China and India Burn Even More