Sirindhorn dam
| Sirindhorn dam | ||
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| Coordinates | 15 ° 12 '23 " N , 105 ° 25' 45" E | |
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 Thailand
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| place | Ubon Ratchathani Province | |
| Waters | Lam Dom Noi | |
| Height upstream | 142.2 m | |
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| owner | EGAT | |
| operator | EGAT | |
| construction time | 1968 to 1971 | |
| Start of operation | 1971 | |
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| Bottleneck performance | 36 megawatts | |
| Standard work capacity | 90 million kWh / year | |
| Turbines | 3 × 12 MW | |
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The Sirindhorn dam is a dam with hydropower plant in the Sirindhorn district , Ubon Ratchathani province , Thailand . It dams the Lam Dom Noi into a reservoir.
The dam is used for power generation and irrigation. Construction began in June 1968; it was completed in 1971. The dam is owned by the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) and is also operated by EGAT. It was named after the princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn .
Barrier structure
The barrier structure is a stone embankment dam with a clay core and a height of 42 m. The length of the dam crest is 940 m; their width is 7.5 m. The flood relief is on the right side of the river.
Reservoir
With a storage target of 142.2 m, the reservoir extends over an area of around 288 km² and holds 1.967 billion m³ of water. A floating, open-air photovoltaic system with an installed capacity of 45 MW is to be built on the reservoir by the end of 2020 .
power plant
The installed capacity of the power plant with three turbines is 36 MW . The annual production is 90 million kWh . The machine house is located at the foot of the dam on the right side of the river.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Sirindhorn Hydroelectric Power Project Thailand. Global Energy Observatory, accessed May 21, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Sirindhorn Dam. Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), accessed May 21, 2020 .
- ↑ EGAT's first Floating Solar Project at Sirindhorn Dam combining hydropower and solar power is the largest hybrid power generation in the world. EGAT, April 18, 2019, accessed on May 21, 2020 .
- ^ Thailand to Get World's Largest Hydro-Floating Solar Project. www.opengovasia.com, January 23, 2020, accessed May 21, 2020 (English).