Zangmu Dam | |
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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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