Yangtze Power says 9-month output up 27 pct

China's Yangtze Electric Power Co (600900.SS: Quote, Profile , Research), operator of the Three Gorges hydroelectric dam, said on Thursday it generated 27 percent more electricity in the first three quarters versus a year earlier.

Yangtze Power produced 34.07 billion kilowatt hours in the January-September period, reflecting a 43.73 percent jump in power allocated from the Three Gorges, it said in a statement.

The company shares Three Gorges output with its state-owned parent, China Three Gorges Project Corp.