Wudongde Dam
The Wudongde Dam (simplified Chinese: 乌东德坝; traditional Chinese: 烏東德壩; pinyin: Wūdōngdé Bà) is a large hydroelectric dam currently under construction on the Jinsha River, an upper stretches of Yangtze River in Sichuan and Yunnan provinces, southwest China. The design is one of the tallest in the world at 240 m (787 ft), and will generate power by utilizing 12 turbines, each with a generating capacity of 850 MW, totalling the generating capacity to 10,200 MW. Construction began in 2015, the first generator is scheduled to be commissioned in 2018 and the entire project completed in 2021.[2][3][4][5]
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  Location of Wudongde Dam in China | |
| Official name | 乌东德坝 |
| Location | China |
| Coordinates | 26°20′02″N 102°37′48″E |
| Construction began | 2015[1] |
| Opening date | 2021[1] |
| Construction cost | CN¥120 billion[1] |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Compound Arch |
| Impounds | Jinsha River |
| Height | 240 m (787 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 4,000,000,000 m3 (3,200,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Power Station | |
| Commission date | 2020-2021 (est.) |
| Turbines | 12 × 850 MW Francis-type |
| Installed capacity | 10,200 MW |
The plant began generating power after trials in late-June 2020.[1]
References
- https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-hydropower/chinas-giant-wudongde-hydro-project-begins-power-generation-idUSKBN24107Z
- 樊启祥考察金沙江乌东德水电站坝址和对外交通，要求把工程前期工作做深做细
- Dams on the Jinsha River
- "Wudongde hydropower dam library development features and driving River debris flow hazard assessment" (in Chinese). Boshuo. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
- "Wudongde Hydropower Project". China International Water and Electric Corporation. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
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