Dahuaqiao Dam | |
Location Map: | China |
Coordinates: | 26.3407°N 99.1435°W |
Country: | China |
Location: | Lanping Bai and Pumi Autonomous County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan |
Purpose: | Power |
Status: | O |
Construction Began: | 2010 |
Opening: | 2018 |
Dam Type: | Gravity, roller-compacted concrete |
Dam Crosses: | Lancang (Mekong) River |
Dam Height: | 106m (348feet) |
Res Capacity Total: | 293000000m2 |
Res Catchment: | 92600km2 |
Plant Commission: | 2019 |
Plant Type: | Conventional |
Plant Turbines: | 4 x 225 MW Francis-type |
Plant Capacity: | 900 MW |
The Dahuaqiao Dam is a gravity dam on the Lancang (upper Mekong) River in Lanping Bai and Pumi Autonomous County of Yunnan Province, China. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation. Construction began in 2010 and its 900 MW hydroelectric power station was fully operational as of 2019.[1] [2] [3]