Maerdang Dam

Maerdang Dam
Location of Maerdang Dam in China
Country China
Location Maqên County, Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province
Coordinates 34°40′21.44″N 100°41′32.43″E / 34.6726222°N 100.6923417°E / 34.6726222; 100.6923417Coordinates: 34°40′21.44″N 100°41′32.43″E / 34.6726222°N 100.6923417°E / 34.6726222; 100.6923417
Purpose Power
Status Under construction
Construction began 2011
Opening date 2016 (est.)
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill
Impounds Yellow River
Height 211 m (692 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity 1,482,000,000 m3 (1,201,000 acre·ft)
Power station
Commission date 2016 (est.)
Type Conventional
Installed capacity 2,200 MW

The Maerdang Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill dam currently under construction on the Yellow River in Maqên County, Qinghai Province, China. Construction on the dam began in 2011 and its 2,200 MW power station is expected to be operational in 2016. [1][2] On 13 November 2013, the river was successfully diverted around the construction site.[3]

See also

References

  1. "Its own power station" (in Chinese). Xinheng Group. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  2. "Pre-evaluation of the safety gear Martha hydropower site investigation activities" (in Chinese). Hydro China. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  3. "Maerdang Hydropower Station on Yellow River Achieves Initial River Diversion". Industrial Info. 3 December 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
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