Miaowei Dam

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]

Miaowei Dam
Miaowei Dam is located in China
Miaowei Dam
Location of Miaowei Dam in China
CountryChina
LocationYunlong County, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan
Coordinates25°51′15.66″N 99°9′40.78″E
PurposePower
StatusOperational
Construction began2010
Owner(s)Lancang River Company
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment, rock-fill
ImpoundsLancang (Mekong) River
Height139.8 m (459 ft)
Length576.7 m (1,892 ft)
Width (crest)12 m (39 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity660,000,000 m3 (540,000 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area93,900 km2 (36,300 sq mi)
Commission date2017-2018
TypeConventional
Turbines4 x 350 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity1,400 MW
Annual generation5,990 GWh (expected)

See also

References
  1. "Introduction of Miao tail power plant construction (苗尾电站建设情况简介)" (in Chinese). Chinese Communist Yunlong County. 1 September 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  2. "Yunnan Lancang River Hydropower Miao tail excitation system equipment tenders" (in Chinese). China Huaneng Group. 20 January 2014. Archived from the original on 7 January 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  3. "A Waterfight Like No Other May be Brewing over Asia's Rivers". Bloomberg.com. November 2016.
  4. "苗尾水电站". www.chng.com.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2019-03-20. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
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