| Malutang Dam | |
| Location Map: | China |
| Coordinates: | 23.0169°N 104.7442°W |
| Country: | China |
| Location: | Malipo County |
| Status: | O |
| Construction Began: | 2004 |
| Opening: | 2009 |
| Dam Type: | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill |
| Dam Height: | 1560NaN0 |
| Dam Length: | 4930NaN0 |
| Dam Volume: | 80000000NaN0 |
| Dam Crosses: | Panlong River |
| Spillway Type: | Controlled chute |
| Res Capacity Total: | 5460000000NaN0[1] |
| Res Catchment: | 58780NaN0 |
| Plant Commission: | 2004-2010 |
| Plant Turbines: | Stage I: 2 x 50 MW Francis-type Stage II: 3 x 100 MW Francis-type |
| Plant Capacity: | 400 MW |
The Malutang Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill dam (CFRD) on the Panlong River in Malipo County, Yunnan Province, China. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and the power plant was constructed in two stages. Stage I consists of a 400NaN0 tall gravity dam which diverted water through a 34600NaN0 long tunnel to a 100 MW above ground power station downstream.[2] Construction on Stage I began in 2002 and the first of 50 MW Francis turbine-generators was commissioned in October 2004, the second in January 2005.
Stage II was the construction of a 1560NaN0 tall CFRD (Malutang Dam) 2000NaN0 downstream of the Stage I dam. Stage II's power station contains three 100 MW Francis turbine generators. Construction on Stage II began in August 2005 and the reservoir began to fill in October 2009. In December 2009, the first 100 MW generator was operational and the last two by May 2010. Malutang Dam's reservoir submerged the Stage I dam but the Stage II intake tower receives water for both stages, allowing Stage I to continue to operate.[3] [4]