| Maerdang Dam | |
| Location Map: | China |
| Coordinates: | 34.6726°N 100.6923°W |
| Country: | China |
| Location: | Maqên County, Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province |
| Purpose: | Power |
| Status: | UC |
| Construction Began: | 2011 |
| Opening: | maybe 2024 |
| Dam Type: | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill |
| Dam Crosses: | Yellow River |
| Dam Height: | 211m (692feet) |
| Res Capacity Total: | 1482000000m2 |
| Plant Commission: | 2016 (est.) |
| Plant Type: | Conventional |
| Plant Capacity: | 2,200 MW |
| Plant Annual Gen: | 7240 |
| Extra: | Altitude |
The Maerdang Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill dam currently under construction on the upper Yellow River in Maqên County, Qinghai Province, China. Construction on the dam began in 2011 and its 2,200 MW power station was initially expected to be operational in 2018.[1] [2] On 13 November 2013, the river was successfully diverted around the construction site.[3] Works suffered delays and were still ongoing[4] as of early 2023.[5]
Its power station will generate an annual 7,24 TWh of electricity.