Country China Status Operational Impounds Kash River Construction began 2001 | Location Nilka Opening date 2005 Height 157 m | |
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Type of dam Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill People also search for Bashan Dam, Malutang Dam | ||
The Jilintai I Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill embankment dam on the Kash River, 29 km (18 mi) east of Nilka in Xinjiang, China. The dam was constructed between 2001 and 2005 for several purposes but mainly hydroelectric power generation. It supports a 460 MW power station. The Jilintai I is the first of 10 dam projects on the Kash. Construction of Jilintai II, directly downstream, begin in May 2008 and the 50 MW power station was commissioned in October 2010. The project, including the diversion dam, was complete in April 2011.
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