Madushan Dam

Madushan Dam
Location of Madushan Dam
Country China
Location Honghe County, Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Province
Coordinates 23°2′45.52″N 103°17′4.79″E / 23.0459778°N 103.2846639°ECoordinates: 23°2′45.52″N 103°17′4.79″E / 23.0459778°N 103.2846639°E
Purpose Power
Status Operational
Construction began 2007
Opening date 2011
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Gravity
Impounds Honghe (Red) River
Height 105.5 m (346 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity 551,000,000 m3 (446,703 acre·ft)
Surface area 19.2 km2 (7.4 sq mi)
Power station
Name Madushan Hydropower Plant
Commission date 2011
Type Conventional
Turbines 3 x 100 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity 300 MW

The Madushan Dam is a gravity dam on the Honghe (Red) River downstream of the village of Madushan in Honghe County of Yunnan Province, China. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production and it supports a 300 MW power station.[1] Construction on the dam began in 2007 and its generators were commissioned in 2011.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. "Ma Shan blocking three hydropower units and power generation (马堵山水电站三台机组并网发电)" (in Chinese). Yunnan Daily. 30 July 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  2. "Hydroelectric Power Plants in China - Yunnan". IndustCards. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  3. "Madushan Hydropower Project on Honghe River in Yunnan Province, China". United Nations CDM. 28 July 2006. Retrieved 7 July 2014.