Jinghong Dam

Jinghong
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Location: Jinghong , Yunnan Tributaries: Mekong (Lancang) Drain: Mekong
China
Coordinates	22 ° 3 '9 "  N , 100 ° 45' 58"  E Coordinates: 22 ° 3 '9 "  N , 100 ° 45' 58"  E
Data on the structure
Lock type:	RCC gravity dam
Construction time:	2003-2008
Height of the barrier structure :	108 m
Crown length:	704.5 m
Power plant output:	1 750  MW
Data on the reservoir
Water surface	510 km² (?)
Storage space	249 million m³ (?)

The Jinghong Dam is a gravity dam made of rolled concrete (RCC) on the upper reaches of the Mekong , which is called Lancang in China, near Jinghong in the Chinese province of Yunnan . The main purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation ; a power plant with an output of 1750  megawatts serves this purpose . Part of the electrical energy generated is sold to Thailand.

The construction costs were 2.3 billion yuan (currently the equivalent of about 350 million US dollars). The hydropower plant was commissioned between 2008 and 2010.

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

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1. ^ New Hydropower Station Completed in Yunnan, China Daily, accessed August 12, 2012.