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.

1 Power station
2 Pergau Dam
3 Pergau Dam technical specifications
4 Notable facts
5 Controversy
6 See also
7 References
8 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

The construction, which was undertaken by Balfour Beatty^[1] and Cementation International, 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] Controversy

In Britain, there were allegations of corruption over the way in which development funding was granted to a British consortium which partly funded the project. In the case R v Secretary of State for Home Affairs ex parte World Development Movement, a pressure group challenged the decision to grant funding to the project.^[2]