Country Thailand Purpose Multi-purpose Type of dam Earth fill dam Construction cost 133.1 million USD | Location Yala Province Status Operational Create Bang Lang Reservoir Construction began July 1976 | |
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Opening date 27 September 1981 (1981-September-27) Owner Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand Similar Chulabhorn Dam, Sirikit Dam, Sirindhorn Dam, Wat Khuhapimuk, Ratchaprapha Dam | ||
Bang lang dam thailand
The Bang Lang Dam (Thai: เขื่อนบางลาง), also known as the Pattani Dam, is a multi-purpose hydroelectric dam in the Bannang Sata District of Yala Province, Thailand. It was the first multi-purpose dam developed in Thailand's southern region. The dam impounds the Pattani River. The dam and its accompanying power plant were developed as part of the Pattani Project.
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Description
Bang Lang Dam is an earth core rockfill dam. It is 430 m (1,410 ft) long and 85 m (279 ft) high. Its reservoir has a maximum storage capacity of 1,420,000,000 m3 (5.0×1010 cu ft) with a catchment area of 2,080 km2 (800 sq mi).
The dam is considered multi-purpose supporting electricity generation, irrigation, flood control, fisheries and recreation activities.
Power plant
The dam's power plant has three hydroelectric Francis turbine-generating units, each with an installed capacity of 24 MW. A nearby mini hydroelectric project at Ban Santi has a 1.275 MW generating unit and is also part of the Pattani Project. The combined annual power generation is 200 GWh.