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The government estimated that the Three Gorges Dam project would cost 180 billion yuan ( US $ 22. 5 billion ).

By the end of 2008, spending had reached 148. 365 billion yuan, among which 64. 613 billion yuan was spent on construction, 68. 557 billion yuan on relocating affected residents, and 15. 195 billion yuan on financing.

It is estimated that the construction cost will be recovered when the dam has generated of electricity, yielding 250 billion yuan.

Full cost recovery is expected to occur ten years after the dam starts full operation.