Tankeng Dam
| Tankeng Dam | |
|---|---|
Francis-type | |
| Installed capacity | 600 MW |
The Tankeng Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill
MW Francis turbine-generators for a total installed capacity of 600 MW. The dam was planned beginning in the early 1980s and approved in May 2003. Construction on the dam began that same year and in April 2008, the dam began to impound the river. On 15 August 2008, the first generator became operational, the second on 12 January 2009 and the third on 10 July 2009.[1][2]
During construction, ten towns and eighty villages were submerged and over fifty thousand people were relocated.[3]
See also
- List of dams and reservoirs in China
- List of tallest dams in the world
- List of major power stations in Zhejiang
References
- ^ "China's highest CFRDs". Chinese National Committee on Large Dams. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
- ^ "All Generation Units in Tankeng Hydropower Station Are in Commercial Operation". Sinohydro Corporation. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
- ISBN 978-1847674371.