Lubuge Dam

Lubuge Dam
Lubuge Dam is located in China
Lubuge Dam
Location of Lubuge Dam in China
CountryChina
LocationLubugexiang, Luoping County, Qujing, Yunnan/Guizhou
Coordinates24°51′58.72″N 104°34′47.47″E / 24.8663111°N 104.5798528°E / 24.8663111; 104.5798528
PurposePower
StatusOperational
Construction began1982
Opening date1988; 36 years ago (1988)
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment, rock-fill
ImpoundsHuangni River
Height101 m (331 ft)
Length217.2 m (713 ft)
Width (crest)10 m (33 ft)
Spillway capacityMain: 6,424 m3/s (226,900 cu ft/s)
Left bank tunnel: 1,995 m3/s (70,500 cu ft/s)
Right bank tunnel: 1,658 m3/s (58,600 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Total capacity110,000,000 m3 (89,000 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area7,300 km2 (2,800 sq mi)
Normal elevation1,130 m (3,710 ft)
Lubuge Hydropower Station
Coordinates24°47′20.20″N 104°32′20.23″E / 24.7889444°N 104.5389528°E / 24.7889444; 104.5389528
Commission date1988-1991
Hydraulic head327.7 m (1,075 ft)
Turbines4 x 150 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity600 MW

The Lubuge Dam (Chinese: 鲁布革水电站) is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Huangni River, a tributary of the Nanpan River, located near Lubugexiang in Luoping County on the border of Guizhou and Yunnan Provinces, China. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports a 600 MW power station. Construction on the project began in 1982 and it was completed in 1991. Funded by the World Bank, it was the first loan offered by the bank to China's power sector.[1]

  1. ^ "Project Completion Report – China - Lubuge Hydroelectric Project" (PDF). World Bank. 22 November 1993. Retrieved 8 June 2014. "This was the first Bank loan to the power sector in China." - PDF Page 3 (Memorandum)