The Jilintai I Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill embankment dam on the Kash River, 29 km (18 mi) east of Nilka in Xinjiang, China. The dam was constructed between 2001 and 2005 for several purposes but mainly hydroelectric power generation. It supports a 460 MW power station. The Jilintai I is the first of 10 dam projects on the Kash.[1][2] Construction of Jilintai II, directly downstream, began in May 2008 and the 50 MW power station was commissioned in October 2010. The project, including the diversion dam, was completed in April 2011.[3]
| Jilintai Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of Jilintai Dam in China | |
| Country | China |
| Location | Nilka |
| Coordinates | 43°51′40″N 82°50′51″E / 43.86111°N 82.84750°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 2001 |
| Opening date | 2005 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill |
| Impounds | Kash River |
| Height | 157 m (515 ft) |
| Length | 445 m (1,460 ft) |
| Dam volume | 8,360,000 m3 (10,934,467 cu yd) |
| Spillway type | Open hole tunnel |
| Spillway capacity | 876 m3/s (30,936 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 2,530,000,000 m3 (2,051,104 acre⋅ft) |
| Active capacity | 1,700,000,000 m3 (1,378,212 acre⋅ft) |
| Power Station | |
| Turbines | 4 x 115 MW Francis-type |
| Installed capacity | 460 MW |
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Xinjiang Jilintai power station" (in Chinese). Xiamen Anneg Construction Co. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
- ^ "China's highest CFRDs". Chinese National Committee on Large Dams. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
- ^ "Jilintai Stage II Hydropower Project, Nileke County, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region". UN FCC. Retrieved 28 August 2011.