Kenyir Dam | |
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Official name | Sultan Mahmud Power Station |
Location | Terengganu, Malaysia |
Coordinates | 5°1′25.23″N 102°54′35.88″E / 5.0236750°N 102.9099667°E |
Construction began | 1978 |
Opening date | 1988 |
Operator(s) | Tenaga Nasional Berhad |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Kenyir River |
Height | 150 metres (492 ft) |
Length | 800 metres (2,625 ft) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Kenyir Lake |
Total capacity | 13.6 km3 (3.3 cu mi) |
Catchment area | 2,600 km2 (1,004 sq mi) |
Surface area | 370 km2 (143 sq mi) |
Power Station | |
Turbines | 4 x 100 MW |
Installed capacity | 400 MW |
Annual generation | 1,600 GWh |
Sultan Mahmud Power Station or Kenyir Dam (Malay: Empangan Kenyir) is the hydroelectric dam which forms Kenyir Lake, Terengganu, Malaysia. It is located 50 km southwest of Kuala Terengganu on the Kenyir River. The project is a multipurpose hydroelectric power and flood mitigation scheme.