Yali Falls Dam

Yali Falls Dam
Location of Yali Falls Dam in Vietnam
Country Vietnam
Coordinates 14°13′37″N 107°49′44″E / 14.227°N 107.829°E / 14.227; 107.829Coordinates: 14°13′37″N 107°49′44″E / 14.227°N 107.829°E / 14.227; 107.829
Construction began 1993
Opening date 1996
Dam and spillways
Impounds Krong Poko
Height 69 m (226 ft)
Reservoir
Surface area 64.5 km2 (24.9 sq mi)
Power station
Installed capacity 720 MW

The Yali Falls Dam is the second largest dam in Vietnam, located in Gia Lai and Kon Tum provinces on the Krong Poko, a tributary of the Sesan River, in the Central Highlands of Vietnam, about 70 kilometres (43 mi) upstream of the Cambodian border. The 69-metre (226 ft)-high dam was begun in 1993 and sealed in 1996, with the 64.5 square kilometres (24.9 sq mi) reservoir filled by 1998. It aims to generate 720 MW of hydropower.

Like many large dam projects, it has been highly criticised, for causing flooding, damaging fisheries and for the lack of consultation with Cambodian authorities. Amongst those opposing the dam are the Sesan-Srepok-Sesong Protection Network (3SPN), organising 59 villages in northeast Cambodia to promote the environment in the three river basins and supported by Oxfam.

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