Pergau Dam

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Pergau Dam is the hydroelectric dam in Kuala Yong, Kelantan, Malaysia. It is located about 100 km west of Kota Bharu.

Contents 1 Power station 2 Pergau Dam 3 Pergau Dam technical specifications 4 Notable facts 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Power station

The power station is a hydroelectric power station, using 4 turbines of 150 MW installed capacity. The station is operated by Tenaga Nasional.

[edit] Pergau Dam

Construction started 1994 and completed in 2000. The dam began operation on 2003 and was officially opened on 2003.

[edit] Pergau Dam technical specifications

The permanent dam components are as follows:

• Main Dam
  • Maximum height above foundation of xxx m, and crest length of xxx m, volume of fill is xx.xx million cubic metres.
  • Crest elevation is xxx m above sea level (ASL), maximum flood level is xxx m, operating levels maximum xxx m and minimum xxx m.
  • Reservoir area at xxx m ASL is xxx km², and with a catchment area of x,000 km². Storage volume is xx,000 million cubic meters.
• Power Intake Structure - 4 bays.
• Spillway- gated concrete weir with chute and flip bucket, with capacity of x,000 cubic meter per second.
• Power Tunnels - 4 tunnels.
• Powerhouse
  • underground powerhouse
  • with 4 penstocks to powertrains comprising 4 turbines of 150MW each, 4 air-cooled generators of 180MVA each and 4 transformers of 180MVA each.

[edit] Notable facts

• Pergau Power Station has the largest hydroelectric generation installed capacity in Malaya.

[edit] See also

• Tenaga Nasional

[edit] References

[edit] External links

TNB webpage [1]