Dagangshan Dam

Dagangshan Dam
Location of Dagangshan Dam
Country	China
Location	Sichuan Province
Coordinates	29°26′55″N 102°13′07″E / 29.44861°N 102.21861°E / 29.44861; 102.21861Coordinates: 29°26′55″N 102°13′07″E / 29.44861°N 102.21861°E / 29.44861; 102.21861
Status	Under construction
Construction began	2008
Opening date	2012 (est.)
Owner(s)	Dadu Hydropower Development Co., Ltd
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Arch
Height	210 metres (689 ft)
Length	610 metres (2,001 ft)
Crest width	10 metres (33 ft)
Base width	52 metres (171 ft)
Impounds	Dadu River
Reservoir
Creates	Dagangshan Reservoir
Capacity	724,000,000 cubic metres (586,956 acre·ft)
Max. water depth	205 metres (673 ft) (avg.)
Power station
Commission date	2015-2016 (est.)
Turbines	4 x 650 MW
Installed capacity	2,600 MW
Annual generation	11.43 billion kWh

The Dagangshan Dam is an under construction arch dam on the Dadu River near the village of Dagangshan in Sichuan Province, China. The dam will house a hydroelectric power station with 4 x 650 MW generators for a total installed capacity of 2,600 MW. Construction on the dam began in 2008 and the power plant in 2010, the first generator is expected to be online by 2015 and the entire project complete by 2016.^[1][2]

See also

• List of power stations in China

References

1. ^ "Tendersinfo News". Dadu Hydropower to build Dagangshan Hydropower Development Program. December 14, 2010. http://www.hydroworld.com/index/display/news_display.1322588790.html. Retrieved 8 January 2011. 
2. ^ "SEISMIC SAFETY EVALUATION OF HIGH CONCRETE DAMS PART II: EARTHQUAKE BEHAVIOR OF ARCH DAMS: CASE STUDY". The 14 th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering. October 12-17, 2008,. http://www.iitk.ac.in/nicee/wcee/article/14_S13-081.PDF. Retrieved 8 January 2011.