Bashan Dam
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Coordinates | 32 ° 6 '11 " N , 108 ° 27' 43" O | ||||||
Data on the structure | |||||||
Lock type: | CFRD | ||||||
Construction time: | 2005-2009 | ||||||
Height of the barrier structure : | 155 m | ||||||
Height of the structure crown: | 685 m | ||||||
Building volume: | 5 500 000 m³ | ||||||
Crown length: | 477 m | ||||||
Crown width: | 12 m | ||||||
Power plant output: | 2 × 70 = 140 MW | ||||||
Operator: | Chongqing Bashan Hydropower Development Co. | ||||||
Data on the reservoir | |||||||
Water surface | 5.72 km² | ||||||
Storage space | 315 million m³ | ||||||
Catchment area | 1 712 km² |
The Bashan Dam ( Chinese 巴山水电站 , Pinyin Bashan shuǐdiànzhàn - "Bashan Hydropower Station") is a dam on the river Renhe ( 任河 ) in the greater community of Bashan in circles Chengkou the centrally-administered city of Chongqing in China, 15 kilometers northwest of the seat of the district administration . The main purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation ; it has a 140 MW hydropower plant with two 70 MW Pelton turbines and generators.
The dam is a CFR dam with a height of 155 m; it builds up a reservoir with a capacity of 315 million m³. The barrier structure stands in front of a bend in the river and diverts the water through a 2,181 m long service water tunnel that leads to the power plant. Construction began in 2005, the river was diverted in 2006 and the generators were operational in 2009. 449 GWh of energy can be produced per year .
See also
- List of hydropower plants in China
- List of dams in China
- List of the largest dams on earth
- List of the largest reservoirs on earth
- List of the largest hydroelectric plants in the world
Individual evidence
- ^ Achievement ( Memento from July 17, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), Chongqing Water Turbine Works Co., accessed August 29, 2011.
- ^ Project 4750: Chongqing Chengkou County Bashan Hydropower Station Project , UN Clean Development Mechanism, accessed August 29, 2011.
- ↑ http://www.slsdgc.com.cn/water/theme1/info.php?id=31401 (link not available)