Pergau Dam

Pergau Dam is the hydroelectric dam in Kuala Yong, Kelantan, Malaysia. It is located about 100 km west of Kota Bharu.

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.

Pergau Dam

The construction, which was undertaken by Balfour Beatty [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/288183.stm Turkish Dam gets UK Support] ] and Cementation International, started 1994 and completed in 2000. The dam began operation on 2003 and was officially opened on 2003.

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.

Notable facts

*Pergau Power Station has the largest hydroelectric generation installed capacity in Malaysia.

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. [ [http://media.newscientist.com/article/mg14119143.800-britains-other-dam-scandal-.html Britain's other dam SCANDAL - 26 February 1994 - New Scientist ] ]

ee also

*Tenaga Nasional

References

External links

* [http://www.tnb.com.my/tnb/pdf/HydroPower.pdf TNB webpage]