Nuozhadu Dam

Nuozhadu Dam
Location of Nuozhadu Dam
Location	Puer, Yunnan Province
Coordinates	22°39′22″N 100°25′06″E / 22.65611°N 100.41833°E / 22.65611; 100.41833Coordinates: 22°39′22″N 100°25′06″E / 22.65611°N 100.41833°E / 22.65611; 100.41833
Opening date	2015 (estimate)
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment, central core, rock-fill
Height	261.5 m (858 ft)
Length	608 m (1,995 ft)
Crest width	18 m (59 ft)
Impounds	Lancang (Mekong) River
Type of spillway	Service, controlled side channel chute
Spillway capacity	31,318 m3/s (1,106,000 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Creates	Nuozhadu Reservoir
Capacity	21,749,000,000 m3 (17,632,000 acre·ft)
Catchment area	140,000 km2 (54,000 sq mi)
Surface area	320 km2 (120 sq mi)
Power station
Hydraulic head	187 m (614 ft)
Turbines	9 x 650 MW
Installed capacity	5,850 MW

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

• List of power stations in China

References

1. ^ "Nuozhadu Hydropower Project". Chinese National Committee on Large Dams. http://www.chincold.org.cn/dams/rootfiles/2010/07/20/1279253974107059-1279253974109834.pdf. 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