Miaowei Dam Explained
| Miaowei Dam |
| Location Map: | China |
| Coordinates: | 25.8544°N 99.1613°W |
| Country: | China |
| Location: | Yunlong County, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan |
| Purpose: | Power |
| Status: | O |
| Construction Began: | 2010 |
| Owner: | Lancang River Company |
| Dam Type: | Embankment, rock-fill |
| Dam Crosses: | Lancang (Mekong) River |
| Dam Length: | 576.7m (1,892.1feet) |
| Dam Height: | 139.8m (458.7feet) |
| Dam Width Crest: | 12m (39feet) |
| Res Capacity Total: | 660000000m2 |
| Res Catchment: | 93900km2 |
| Plant Commission: | 2017-2018 |
| Plant Type: | Conventional |
| Plant Turbines: | 4 x 350 MW Francis-type |
| Plant Capacity: | 1,400 MW |
| Plant Annual Gen: | 5,990 GWh (expected) |
The Miaowei Dam is a rock-filled embankment dam on the Lancang (Mekong) River in Yunlong County of Yunnan Province, China. Construction on the dam began in 2010. The four turbines of 1,400 MW hydroelectric power station were commissioned in 2017 and 2018.[1] [2] [3] [4]
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Notes and References
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- Web site: Yunnan Lancang River Hydropower Miao tail excitation system equipment tenders . China Huaneng Group . 20 January 2014 . 17 June 2014 . Chinese . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150107231553/http://srm.chng.com.cn/HnSrmWebO/ZbggServlet?action=findById&id=MIW2014%2FE04 . 7 January 2015 .
- News: A Waterfight Like No Other May be Brewing over Asia's Rivers . Bloomberg.com . November 2016 .
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