| Ludila Dam | |
| Location Map: | China |
| Coordinates: | 26.2014°N 100.8165°W |
| Country: | China |
| Status: | O |
| Construction Began: | 2007 |
| Opening: | 2013 |
| Owner: | Huadian Power |
| Dam Height: | 1200NaN0 |
| Dam Crosses: | Jinsha River |
| Res Capacity Total: | 17180000000NaN0 |
| Plant Commission: | 2013- |
| Plant Turbines: | 6 x 360 MW Francis-type |
| Plant Capacity: | 2,160 MW |
The Ludila Dam(鲁地拉水电站 in Chinese) is a gravity dam on the Jinsha River near Lijiang in Yunnan province, China. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it will support a 2,160 MW power station.[1] Construction on the dam began in 2007 and was briefly halted in June 2009 by the Ministry of Environmental Protection after it was being constructed without approval.[2] On 13 June 2013 the dam's first generator became operational.[3] In May 2014 reports surfaced that the dam and been damaged or was structurally unsound, forcing engineers to draw down the reservoir level and leaving the power station inoperable.[4] [5] An estimated 16,900 people were relocated after its construction.[6]