Dahuaqiao Dam

Dahuaqiao Dam
Dahuaqiao Dam is located in China
Dahuaqiao Dam
Location of Dahuaqiao Dam in China
CountryChina
LocationLanping Bai and Pumi Autonomous County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan
Coordinates26°20′26.40″N 99°8′36.50″E / 26.3406667°N 99.1434722°E / 26.3406667; 99.1434722
PurposePower
StatusOperational
Construction began2010
Opening date2018
Dam and spillways
Type of damGravity, roller-compacted concrete
ImpoundsLancang (Mekong) River
Height106 m (348 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity293,000,000 m3 (238,000 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area92,600 km2 (35,800 sq mi)
Commission date2019
TypeConventional
Turbines4 x 225 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity900 MW

The Dahuaqiao Dam is a gravity dam on the Lancang (upper Mekong) River in Lanping Bai and Pumi Autonomous County of Yunnan Province, China. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation. Construction began in 2010 and its 900 MW hydroelectric power station was fully operational as of 2019.[1][2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Huaneng Lancang River Hydropower Co., Ltd. Huang Gordon Dahua hydropower project to build the bridge at (华能澜沧江水电有限公司黄登·大华桥水电工程筹建处)" (in Chinese). Huaneng. 15 December 2010. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "Dahua Bridge power station's first successful hoisting machine elbow" (in Chinese). Power China. 17 November 2015. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  3. ^ "It's not just melting glaciers that endanger the Mekong and its region". The Interpreter. 25 June 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-02-18.


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