Stung Battambang 1 Hydropower Dam | |
Name Official: | Stung Battambang 1 Hydropower Dam |
Dam Crosses: | Battambang River |
Location: | East of Pailin District, Battambang Province, Cambodia |
Dam Type: | Earth core rockfill dam |
Dam Height: | 38m (125feet) |
Opening: | 2014 |
Owner: | Unknown Korean company |
Res Name: | Stung Battambang 1 Hydropower Dam Reservoir |
Res Catchment: | 45km2 |
Plant Capacity: | 24MW |
Plant Annual Gen: | 120GWh |
The Stung Battambang 1 (or Battambang 1) is a dam planned for construction on the Battambang River in Cambodia. The river is a major tributary of the Tonlé Sap. Of the two dams planned for this river, the larger is the Stung Battambang 1. A letter of commitment has been issued by the Cambodian authorities for a pre-feasibility study of the dam by an unknown Korean company[1]
Surrounding the dam site is the Bannan Irrigation project, covering some, and the dam is understood to play a role in the irrigation of this area, as well as generating hydropower.[2] There is little data available about reservoir size or number of people who will be displaced. The dam is one of three possible dams in the Battambang River basin; the other two would block two tributaries to the Battambang River: the Mongkol Borey River and the Sangker River.