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Dagangshan Dam

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Country
  
China

Status
  
Operational

Type of dam
  
Arch

Length
  
610 m

Total capacity
  
724 million m³

Impound
  
Dadu River

Location
  
Sichuan Province

Opening date
  
2015

Height
  
210 m

Max depth
  
205 m

Construction began
  
2008

Dagangshan Dam

Owner(s)
  
Dadu Hydropower Development Co., Ltd

Similar
  
Shuangjiangkou Dam, Ludila Dam, Jinping‑I Dam, Tasang Dam

The Dagangshan Dam is an arch dam on the Dadu River near the village of Dagangshan in Sichuan Province, China. When fully commissioned. the dam will house a hydroelectric power station with 4 x 650 MW generators for a total installed capacity of 2,600 MW. Construction on the dam began in 2008 and the power plant in 2010, the first two generators were commissioned on 2 September 2015 and the entire project complete by 2016.

References

Dagangshan Dam Wikipedia