Longjiang Dam
The Longjiang Dam is an arch dam on the Long River (upper of Shweli River) near Mangshi in Dehong Prefecture of Yunnan Province, China. It is a multiple-purpose project aimed at flood control, irrigation and hydroelectric power generation. Its reservoir has a storage capacity of 1,217,000,000 m (986,638 acre⋅ft), of which 679,000,000 m (550,474 acre⋅ft) is reserved for river these purposes. The dam's power station is located on its left bank and contains three 80 MW Francis turbine-generators for a total installed capacity if 240 MW. Construction on the project began on 28 November 2006 and all generators were commissioned in 2010.
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- ^ "Yunnan Longjiang Hydropower Project completion and acceptance by (云南龙江水电站枢纽工程通过竣工验收)" (in Chinese). Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute. 3 January 2014. Archived from the original on 13 February 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "Yunnan Longjiang 240MW Hydropower Project, in P.R. China" (PDF). United Nations Clean Development Mechanism. 28 July 2006. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "Longjiang Hydropower Project in Yunnan" (in Chinese). Xinhua Water Conservancy Holdings Corporation. 9 April 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.