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Huangdeng Dam

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Country
  
China

Status
  
Under construction

Height
  
203 m

Impound
  
Mekong

Purpose
  
Power

Opening date
  
2016 (est.)

Construction began
  
2010

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Location
  
Lanping Bai and Pumi Autonomous County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan

Type of dam
  
Gravity, roller-compacted concrete

Similar
  
Nuozhadu Dam, Xiaowan Dam, Jinghong Dam, Shuangjiangkou Dam

The Huangdeng Dam is a gravity dam currently under construction on the Lancang (Mekong) River in Lanping Bai and Pumi Autonomous County of Yunnan Province, China. Construction on the dam began in 2010 and its 1,900 MW hydroelectric power station is expected to be operational in 2016 with the entire project complete in 2017.

References

Huangdeng Dam Wikipedia