Miaowei Dam

The Miaowei Dam is a rock-filled embankment dam on the Lancang (Mekong) River in Yunlong County of Yunnan Province, China. Construction on the dam began in 2010. The four turbines of 1,400 MW hydroelectric power station were commissioned in 2017 and 2018.[1][2][3][4]

Miaowei Dam
Location of Miaowei Dam in China
Country	China
Location	Yunlong County, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan
Coordinates	25°51′15.66″N 99°9′40.78″E
Purpose	Power
Status	Operational
Construction began	2010
Owner(s)	Lancang River Company
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment, rock-fill
Impounds	Lancang (Mekong) River
Height	139.8 m (459 ft)
Length	576.7 m (1,892 ft)
Width (crest)	12 m (39 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity	660,000,000 m^3 (540,000 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area	93,900 km^2 (36,300 sq mi)
Commission date	2017-2018
Type	Conventional
Turbines	4 x 350 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity	1,400 MW
Annual generation	5,990 GWh (expected)

See also

• Hydropower in the Mekong River Basin
• List of tallest dams in the world
• List of dams and reservoirs in China
• List of tallest dams in China

References

1. "Introduction of Miao tail power plant construction (苗尾电站建设情况简介)" (in Chinese). Chinese Communist Yunlong County. 1 September 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
2. "Yunnan Lancang River Hydropower Miao tail excitation system equipment tenders" (in Chinese). China Huaneng Group. 20 January 2014. Archived from the original on 7 January 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
3. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2016-11-01/a-waterfight-like-no-other-may-be-brewing-over-asia-s-rivers
4. "苗尾水电站". www.chng.com.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2019-03-20. Retrieved 2019-12-27.