Huangdeng Dam

Huangdeng Dam

Construction site in 2011
Location of Huangdeng Dam
Country China
Location Lanping Bai and Pumi Autonomous County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan
Coordinates 26°33′21.65″N 99°6′40.55″E / 26.5560139°N 99.1112639°ECoordinates: 26°33′21.65″N 99°6′40.55″E / 26.5560139°N 99.1112639°E
Purpose Power
Status Under construction
Construction began 2010
Opening date 2015 (est.)
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Gravity, roller-compacted concrete
Impounds Lancang (Mekong) River
Height 203 m (666 ft)
Length 457 m (1,499 ft)
Total capacity 1,613,000,000 m3 (1,308,000 acre·ft)
Power station
Commission date 2015 (est.)
Type Conventional
Turbines 4 x 475 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity 1,900 MW

The Huangdeng Dam is a gravity dam currently under construction on the Lancang (Mekong) River in Lanping Bai and Pumi Autonomous County of Yunnan Province, China. Construction on the dam began in 2010 and its 1,900 MW hydroelectric power station is expected to be operational in 2015 with the entire project complete in 2016.[1][2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Huang Teng Hydropower Project in Yunnan Province in mid-November closure (云南黄登水电站工程计划于11月中旬截流)" (in Chinese). Polaris Power Network News. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Huang Teng Power Stations civil engineering and installation of metal structures" (in Chinese). 28 August 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2014.