Madushan Dam
| Madushan Dam | |
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  Location of Madushan Dam in China | |
| Official name | 红河马堵 |
| Country | China |
| Location | Gejiu City and Jinping County, Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Province |
| Coordinates | 23°2′45.52″N 103°17′4.79″E / 23.0459778°N 103.2846639°E |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 2007 |
| Opening date | 2011 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity |
| Impounds | Honghe (Red) River |
| Height | 105.5 m (346 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 551,000,000 m3 (446,703 acre⋅ft) |
| Surface area | 19.2 km2 (7.4 sq mi) |
| Madushan Hydropower Plant | |
| Commission date | 2011 |
| Type | Conventional |
| Turbines | 3 x 100 MW Francis-type |
| Installed capacity | 300 MW |
The Madushan Dam is a gravity dam on the Honghe (Red) River in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan Province.
The name of the dam comes from the nearby village of Madushan, located on the left bank of the river upstream from the dam. Madushan village is administratively under Manhao Town (which itself located a few kilometers downstream of the dam) of Gejiu City of Honghe Prefecture; the opposite, right bank of the river is in Jinping Miao, Yao, and Dai Autonomous County of the same Honghe Prefecture.
The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production and it supports a 300 MW power station.[1] Construction on the dam began in 2007 and its generators were commissioned in 2011.[2][3]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Ma Shan blocking three hydropower units and power generation (马堵
山水 电站三台机组并网发电)" (in Chinese). Yunnan Daily. 30 July 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014. - ^ "Hydroelectric Power Plants in China - Yunnan". IndustCards. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "Madushan Hydropower Project on Honghe River in Yunnan Province, China" (PDF). United Nations CDM. 28 July 2006. Retrieved 7 July 2014.[permanent dead link]