Pak Mun Dam | |
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Country | Thailand |
Location | Khong Chiam District, Ubon Ratchathani Province |
Coordinates | 15°16′55″N 105°28′6″E / 15.28194°N 105.46833°E |
Construction began | 1990 |
Opening date | 1994 |
Construction cost | US$240 million |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Mun River |
Height | 17 m (56 ft) |
Length | 300 m (984 ft) |
Width (crest) | 7.5 m (25 ft) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Pak Mun Reservoir |
Power Station | |
Operator(s) | Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand |
Commission date | 1994 |
Turbines | 4 |
Installed capacity | 136 MW |
Annual generation | 290 GWh |
The Pak Mun Dam (Thai: เขื่อนปากมูล, RTGS: Khuean Pak Mun, pronounced [kʰɯ̀a̯n pàːk mūːn]) is a barrage dam and run-of-the-river hydroelectric plant 5.5 km west of the confluence of the Mun and Mekong Rivers in Khong Chiam District, Ubon Ratchathani Province, Thailand.[1] It was constructed by the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) with support from the World Bank at a total cost of US$240 million, and completed in 1994.