Nuozhadu Dam
| Nuozhadu Dam | |
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  Location of Nuozhadu Dam in China | |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Spillway type | Service, controlled side channel chute |
| Spillway capacity | 31,318 m3/s (1,106,000 cu ft/s) |
Nuozhadu Dam (simplified Chinese: 糯扎渡大坝; traditional Chinese: 糯扎渡大壩; pinyin: Nuòzhādù Dàbà) is an under construction embankment dam on the Lancang (Mekong) River in Yunnan Province, southwest China. The dam will be 261.5 m (858 ft) tall, and will create a reservoir with a normal capacity of 21,749,000,000 m3 (17,632,000 acre⋅ft) at a level of 812 m (2,664 ft) asl. The purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production along with flood control and navigation. The dam will support a power station with nine generators, each with generating capacity of 650 MW. The total generating capacity of the project is 5,850 MW.[1] The construction and management of the project is being implemented by Huaneng Power International Ltd., which has a concession to build, own and operate hydroelectric dams on China's stretch of the Mekong River.
See also
References
- ^ "Nuozhadu Hydropower Project" (PDF). Chinese National Committee on Large Dams. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- Zhang Zhonglan and Yuan Youren: Slope stability study and section optimization of Nuozhadu’s earth core rockfill dam, New Developments in Dam Engineering. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Dam Engineering, 18-20 October 2004, Nanjing, China
- Nuozhadu Hydropower Project - Excavation of the Underground Powerhouse Complex
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