Ulu Tutong Dam Explained

Ulu Tutong Golden Jubilee Dam
Location Map:Brunei
Coordinates:4.4075°N 114.8078°W
Country:Brunei
Location:Tutong District
Purpose:Water supply
Status:O
Construction Began:2010
Opening:June 2017
Cost:US$85.5 million
Owner:Public Works Department of Brunei
Dam Type:Embankment, earth and rock-fill
Dam Crosses:Sungai Tutong River
Dam Height:44m (144feet)
Res Capacity Total:100000000m2
Res Catchment:108m (354feet)

The Ulu Tutong Dam is an embankment dam on the Sungai Tutong River in Tutong District, Brunei. The primary purpose of the dam is to increase water supply in Tutong and Brunei-Muara Districts by as much as 156000000m2 annually.[1] It has a normal reservoir volume of 100000000m2, making it the largest water supply project in the country.[2] In February 2010 Sinohydro won the bid to construct the US$63 million project and construction began soon thereafter.[3] It was originally expected to be complete in February 2014 but the date was pushed to February 2015 due to difficulties at the construction site. It was eventually fully completed in February 2017. In July 2018, it was officially renamed Ulu Tutong Golden Jubilee Dam by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.[4] The dam is owned by the Public Works Department of Brunei.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Ulu Tutong dam to guarantee water supply . Borneo Times . 26 January 2010 . 14 April 2014 . Norjidi, Danial.
  2. Web site: Brunei, Ulu Tudong Dam . Sinohydro . 14 April 2014.
  3. Web site: Sinohydro wins contract on Ulu Tudong Dam, Brunei . Water Power & Dam Construction . 5 February 2010 . 14 April 2014.
  4. Web site: Ulu Tutong Golden Jubilee Dam to supply water for 250K people. 20 July 2018. The Scoop.
  5. News: Ulu Tutong Dam completion deadline pushed back by a year . 4 February 2014 . The Brunei Times . 14 April 2014 . Begawan, Bandar.