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Vajiralongkorn Dam
Vajiralongkorn Dam
	The Vajiralongkorn Dam
	Location of Vajiralongkorn Dam in Thailand
Official name	Vajiralongkorn Dam
Country	Thailand
Location	Thong Pha Phum, Kanchanaburi
Coordinates	14°47′58″N 98°35′49″E / 14.79944°N 98.59694°E
Construction began	1979
Opening date	1984
Operator(s)	Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill
Impounds	Khwae Noi River
Height	92 m (302 ft)
Length	1,019 m (3,343 ft)
Width (base)	10 m (33 ft)
Dam volume	8,860 million m3
Reservoir
Surface area	388 km2
Power Station
Turbines	3 × 100 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity	300 MW
Annual generation	760 GWh

Vajiralongkorn Dam (Thai: เขื่อนวชิราลงกรณ; RTGS: Khuean Wachiralongkon), also called the Khao Laem Dam (เขื่อนเขาแหลม),^[1] is a concrete-faced rock-fill dam (CFRD)^[2] in Thong Pha Phum District in Kanchanaburi, Thailand. The dam lies across the Khwae Noi River (River Kwai) and was renamed Vajiralongkorn Dam after King Vajiralongkorn on 13 July 2001 when he was crown prince. Vajiralongkorn Dam is Thailand's first CFRD and supplies a 300 MW hydroelectric power station with water. The dam was built and is managed by the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT).^[3]

Construction

Dam construction began in 1979 and took five years to complete. Its reservoir started filling with water in June, 1984. Three 100MW hydropower generators came on line in October and December 1984 and February 1985 respectively. The reservoir created by the dam has a maximum storage capacity of 8,860 million m³ inundating 388 square km².^[4] Average runoff into the reservoir is approximately 5,500 million m³ per year.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Dam spillway gates open after 16 years". Bangkok Post. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
^ Tan, edited by Martin Wieland, Qingwen Ren, John S.Y. (2004). New developments in dam engineering. London: Balkema. p. 114. ISBN 0-415-36240-7. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Vajiralongkorn Dam and Hydropower Plant (brochure), Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) Public Relations Division, November 2002
^ "Vajiralongkorn Dam". Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT). Retrieved 29 October 2018.