Wudongde Dam
| Wudongde Dam | |
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 Location of Wudongde Dam in China
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| Official name | 乌东德坝 |
| Location | China |
| Coordinates | 26°20′02″N 102°37′48″E / 26.33389°N 102.63000°ECoordinates: 26°20′02″N 102°37′48″E / 26.33389°N 102.63000°E |
| Construction began | 2014 |
| Opening date | 2020 (est.) |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity |
| Impounds | Jinsha River |
| Height | 240 m (787 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 4,000,000,000 m3 (3,200,000 acre·ft) |
| Power station | |
| Commission date | 2018-2020 (est.) |
| Turbines | 12 × 850 MW Francis-type |
| Installed capacity | 10,200 MW |
The Wudongde Dam (simplified Chinese: 乌东德坝; traditional Chinese: 烏東德壩; pinyin: Wūdōngdé Bà) is a large hydroelectric dam currently under construction on the Jinsha River, a tributary of the Yangtze River in Sichuan and Yunnan provinces, southwest China. The design is one of the tallest in the world at 240 m (787 ft), and will generate power by utilizing 12 turbines, each with a generating capacity of 850 MW, totalling the generating capacity to 10,200 MW. Construction began in 2014, the first generator is scheduled to be commissioned in 2018 and the entire project completed in 2020.
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