Changheba Dam
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| Coordinates | 30 ° 15 '48 " N , 102 ° 11' 44" E | ||||||
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| Lock type: | CFR dam | ||||||
| Construction time: | 2006-2016 | ||||||
| Height of the barrier structure : | 240 m | ||||||
| Crown length: | 1 697 m | ||||||
| Power plant output: | 2 600 MW | ||||||
| Operator: | Sichuan Datang International Ganzi Hydropower Development Company | ||||||
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| Storage space | 1075 million m³ | ||||||
The Changheba Dam is a dam under construction with a hydropower plant on Dadu He in the People's Republic of China . The construction is a 240 m high CFR dam in Kangding in the province of Sichuan .
Construction work began in 2006 and the project was officially confirmed in December 2010. The hydropower plant's four 650 MW generators , powered by Francis turbines supplied by Voith , are scheduled to go into operation from 2016 to 2018. The estimated construction cost is $ 3.46 billion.
In July 2009, four people were killed in a landslide on the construction site and the river was temporarily blocked.
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
Web links
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- ↑ China's Largest Hydropower Installed Capacity Dams, Chinese National Committee on Large Dams, accessed Sept. 25, 2011
- ^ World Briefing Asia; China: 4 The as Landslide Destroys Dam Project, New York Times, Reuters, July 24, 2009, accessed September 25, 2011.
