The Pengshui Dam is an arch dam on the Wu River in Wulong County, Chongqing, China. The dam provides water to a 1,750 MW hydroelectric power station containing 5 x 350 MW generators. Construction on the dam began in September 2003 and the power plant was operational in 2008.[1][2]
| Pengshui Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of Pengshui Dam in China | |
| Country | China |
| Coordinates | 29°12′02″N 108°11′50″E / 29.20056°N 108.19722°E |
| Status | In use |
| Construction began | 2003 |
| Opening date | 2008 |
| Owner(s) | Pengshui Hydropower Company |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Arch |
| Impounds | Wu River |
| Height | 116.5 m (382 ft) |
| Length | 325.5 m (1,068 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Pengshui Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 518,000,000 m3 (419,949 acre⋅ft) |
| Catchment area | 69,000 km2 (26,641 sq mi) |
| Power Station | |
| Commission date | 2008-2009 |
| Type | Conventional |
| Turbines | 5 x 350 MW Francis turbines |
| Installed capacity | 1,750 MW |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "The biggest underground power house in karst area in China-Pengshui hydropower project on Wujiang river". ChangJiang Institute of Survey. Archived from the original on 1 August 2007. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ "Wujiang Pengshui" (in Chinese). ChangJiang Institute of Survey. Archived from the original on 1 September 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2011.