Dongping Dam | |
Name Official: | 洞坪电站 |
Location Map: | China |
Coordinates: | 30.1431°N 109.6172°W |
Country: | China |
Location: | Wanjia Township, Xuan'en County |
Status: | O |
Construction Began: | 2000 |
Opening: | 2006 |
Owner: | Hubei Xuan’en Dongping Hydropower Co., Ltd |
Dam Type: | Arch |
Dam Height: | 1350NaN0 |
Res Capacity Total: | 336000000m2 |
Res Surface: | 8.120NaN0 |
Plant Hydraulic Head: | 900NaN0 (rated) |
Plant Commission: | 2006 |
Plant Turbines: | 2 x 55 MW Francis-type[1] |
Plant Capacity: | 110 MW |
Plant Annual Gen: | 322 GWh |
The Dongping Dam is an arch dam on the Zhongjian River (Chinese: 忠建河), a right tributary of the Qing River, in Xuan'en County, Hubei Province, China. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports a 110 MW power station consisting of two 55 MW Francis turbine-generators. The 135m (443feet) arch dam withholds a reservoir of 336000000m2.[2] Construction began in 2000, the first generator was operational in 2005 and the project completed in 2006.[3] [4]