Country China Opening date 2013 Commission date 2013- Construction began 2007 | Status Under repair Impounds Jinsha River Height 120 m Impound Jinsha River | |
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Total capacity 1,718,000,000 m (1,392,805 acre·ft) Owner Huadian Power International Similar Shuangjiangkou Dam, Tasang Dam, Laxiwa Dam | ||
The Ludila Dam is a gravity dam on the Jinsha River near Lijiang in Yunnan province, China. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it will support a 2,160 MW power station. Construction on the dam began in 2007 and was briefly halted in June 2009 by the Ministry of Environmental Protection after it was being constructed without approval. On 13 June 2013 the dam's first generator became operational. In May 2014 reports surfaced that the dam and been damaged or was structurally unsound, forcing engineers to draw down the reservoir level and leaving the power station inoperable. An estimated 16,900 people will be relocated after its construction.
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