Srinagarind Dam | |
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Country | Thailand |
Location | Si Sawat, Kanchanaburi |
Coordinates | 14°24′31″N 99°07′42″E / 14.40861°N 99.12833°E |
Status | In use |
Construction began | 1974 |
Opening date | 1980 |
Owner(s) | Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Embankment |
Impounds | Khwae Yai |
Height | 140 m (460 ft) |
Length | 610 m (2,000 ft) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Srinagarind Reservoir |
Total capacity | 17,745,000,000 m3 (14,386,106 acre⋅ft) |
Power Station | |
Commission date | 1980–1991 |
Turbines | 3 × 120 MW (160,000 hp) Francis-type, 2 × 180 MW (240,000 hp) Francis pump-turbine. |
Installed capacity | 720 MW (970,000 hp) |
Annual generation | 1,160 gigawatt-hours (4,200 TJ) |
The Srinagarind Dam (also known as the Srinakarin Dam; Thai: เขื่อนศรีนครินทร์, RTGS: Khuean Si Nakharin, pronounced [kʰɯ̀an sǐː ná(ʔ).kʰā.rīn]) is an embankment dam on the Khwae Yai River in Si Sawat District of Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand. The purposes of the dam are river regulation and hydroelectric power generation. The dam's power station has a 720 megawatts (970,000 hp) capacity of which 360 megawatts (480,000 hp) is pumped storage. The dam was named after Princess Srinagarindra.