| Name official | 瀑布沟大坝 |
|---|---|
| Dam crosses | Dadu River |
| Dam height | 186 m (610 ft) |
| Status | In use |
| Construction began | 2004-03-30 |
| Opening | 2010 |
| Res name | Pubugou Reservoir |
| Res capacity total | 5,390,000,000 m3 |
| Plant turbines | 6 x 550 MW |
| Plant capacity | 3,300 MW |
| Plant commission | 2009-2010 |
| Coordinates | 29°13′30″N 102°49′52″E |
The Pubugou Dam (traditional Chinese: 瀑布溝大壩; simplified Chinese: 瀑布沟大坝; pinyin: Pùbùgōu Dàbà) is a concrete face rock-fill embankment dam on the Dadu River, a tributary of the Yangtze River in Sichuan Province. The main purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and its total generating capacity is 3,300 MW.
Construction started on March 30, 2004, the first generator was put into operation in December 2009 and the rest by March 2010.[1] In 2004, the construction site was overrun by tens of thousands of protesters, though the only eventual result was the delay of construction by one year. The protests were about evictions stemming from planned flooding.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "State Power Dadu River Falls Hydropower Station Unit 4 put into power generation" (in Chinese). China Guodian. April 2, 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- ^ "China 'executes dam protester'". BBC. 7 December 2006. Retrieved 9 January 2011.