Tianhuaban Dam

Tianhuaban Dam
Location of Tianhuaban Dam in China
Country China
Location Ludian/Qiaojia Counties, Zhaotong, Yunnan Province
Coordinates 27°1′41.12″N 103°17′26.67″E / 27.0280889°N 103.2907417°E / 27.0280889; 103.2907417Coordinates: 27°1′41.12″N 103°17′26.67″E / 27.0280889°N 103.2907417°E / 27.0280889; 103.2907417
Purpose Power
Status Operational
Construction began 2006
Opening date 2011 (2011)
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Arch, roller-compacted concrete
Impounds Niulan River
Height 113 m (371 ft)
Length 160 m (520 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity 65,700,000 m3 (53,300 acre·ft)
Surface area 2.2 km2 (0.85 sq mi)
Normal elevation 1,071 m (3,514 ft)
Power station
Name Tianhuaban Hydropower Station
Coordinates 27°2′52.91″N 103°16′28.82″E / 27.0480306°N 103.2746722°E / 27.0480306; 103.2746722 (Tianhuaban Hydropower Station)
Operator(s) Yunnan Dianneng Niulan Jiang Hydropower Development Limited
Commission date 2011
Type Conventional, diversion
Turbines 2 x 90 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity 180 MW

The Tianhuaban Dam is an arch dam on the Niulan River, a tributary of the Jinsha River. It straddles the border of Ludian and Qiaojia Counties in Yunnan Province, China. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports a 180 MW power station. In September 2006, construction on the dam's river diversion tunnels commenced. The first two of 90 MW Francis turbine-generator sets was commissioned in February 2011, the second in March of the same year. Water from the reservoir is diverted to a power station about 2.5 km (1.6 mi) downstream on the right bank of the river.[1][2][3]

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References

  1. "Dam Database "Tianhuaban"". Malcolm Dunstan & Associates. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  2. "Hydroelectric Power Plants in China - Yunnan". IndustCards. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  3. "Yunnan Tianhuaban Hydropower Project" (PDF). United Nations CDM. 21 February 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
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