Dagangshan Dam Explained

Dagangshan Dam
Location Map:China#China Sichuan
Coordinates:29.4486°N 102.2186°W
Country:China
Location:Sichuan Province
Status:O
Construction Began:2008
Opening:2015
Owner:Dadu Hydropower Development Co., Ltd
Dam Type:Arch
Dam Length:610m (2,000feet)
Dam Height:210m (690feet)
Dam Width Crest:10m (30feet)
Dam Width Base:52m (171feet)
Dam Crosses:Dadu River
Res Name:Dagangshan Reservoir
Res Capacity Total:724000000m2
Res Max Depth:205m (673feet) (avg.)
Plant Commission:2015-2016
Plant Turbines:4 x 650 MW
Plant Capacity:2,600 MW
Plant Annual Gen:11.43 billion kWh

The Dagangshan Dam (Chinese: 大岗山水电站) is an arch dam on the Dadu River in Shimian County, Ya'an, Sichuan Province, China. The dam houses a hydroelectric power station with 4 x 650 MW generators for a total installed capacity of 2,600 MW. Construction on the dam began in 2008 and the power plant in 2010. The first two generators were commissioned on 2 September 2015, and the entire project was completed in 2016.[1] [2] [3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tendersinfo News. Dadu Hydropower to build Dagangshan Hydropower Development Program. 8 January 2011. December 14, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110712234434/http://www.hydroworld.com/index/display/news_display.1322588790.html. 12 July 2011. dead.
  2. Web site: Zhang Chuhan . Jin Feng . Pan Jianwen . Long Yuchuan . SEISMIC SAFETY EVALUATION OF HIGH CONCRETE DAMS PART II: EARTHQUAKE BEHAVIOR OF ARCH DAMS: CASE STUDY. The 14 th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering. 8 January 2011. October 12–17, 2008.
  3. Web site: Dadu Hydropower Dagangshan (大渡河大岗山水电站) . Power Foo . 28 February 2012 . 12 June 2014 . Chinese . 11 September 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130911061920/http://www.powerfoo.com/news/sdkf/gnsdzjxm/2012/228/122281558349J11I924EBE310JI2C2E.html . dead .
  4. Web site: Dagangshan hydropower generating units put into operation the first two. Dagangshan Hydropower. 19 February 2016. Chinese.