| Zangmu Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of Zangmu Dam in China | |
| Official name | Zangmu Dam |
| Location | Gyaca, Tibet Autonomous Region, China |
| Coordinates | 29°11′06″N 92°31′00″E / 29.18500°N 92.51667°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 2009 |
| Opening date | 2014 |
| Construction cost | 9.7 billion yuan (US$1.2 billion)[1] |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity, concrete |
| Impounds | Brahmaputra River |
| Height | 116 m (381 ft) |
| Length | 389 m (1,276 ft) |
| Width (crest) | 19 m (62 ft)[2] |
| Width (base) | 76 m (249 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Active capacity | 86,600,000 m3 (70,208 acre⋅ft) (daily) |
| Catchment area | 157,668 km2 (60,876 sq mi) |
| Normal elevation | 3,310 m (10,860 ft)[3] |
| Power Station | |
| Commission date | 2014-2015 |
| Type | Run-of-the-river |
| Hydraulic head | 53.5 m (176 ft) (nominal) |
| Turbines | 6 x 85 MW Francis-type[4] |
| Installed capacity | 510 MW[5] |
| Annual generation | 2.5 billion kWh est.[6] |
The Zangmu Dam (藏木) is a gravity dam on the Yarlung Zangbo/Brahmaputra River 9 km (5.6 mi) northwest of Gyaca in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. This dam is built a few kilometers from the Bhutan-India border. The purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production using run-of-the-river technology.[7] It is part of the Zangmu Hydropower Project and supports a 510 MW power station. Construction began in 2009 and the first generator was commissioned in November 2014.[8] The last became operational on 13 October 2015.[9] It is the first dam on the Brahmaputra/Yarlung Zangbo River and has caused controversy in India.[10][11][12][13]
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- ^ Dhal Samanta, Pranab (15 October 2009). "China begins building dam on its side of the Brahmaputra". The Indian Express. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
- ^ "Zangmu Dam Bid" (in Chinese). Chinese government procurement network. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ "Delivery of Technology to Tibet's Largest Hydropower Plant". Rainpower. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ "India concerned over China's hydro power project on Brahmaputra". Energy Business. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
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- ^ Hao, Tong (4 March 2009). "Gezhouba wins 1.14b yuan hydropower contract". China Daily. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- ^ "China's first hydropower dam on Brahmaputra is fully operational". HiLight News. 13 October 2015. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ Banyan (19 October 2009). "Dammed rivers". The Economist. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- ^ "Damming Tibet's Yarlung Tsangpo-Brahmaputra and other South Asian rivers". Tibetan Plateau. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
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