Longma Dam | |||||
Location Map: | Yunnan#China | ||||
Coordinates: | 22.8756°N 101.6474°W | ||||
Country: | China | ||||
Location: | Mojiang Hani Autonomous County, Pu'er City, Yunnan | ||||
Status: | O | ||||
Construction Began: | 2003 | ||||
Opening: | 2007 | ||||
Cost: | US$332 million | ||||
Owner: | Yunnan Datang International Lixianjiang Hydropower Development Co., Ltd. | ||||
Dam Type: | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill | ||||
Dam Height: | 1350NaN0 | ||||
Dam Length: | 3150NaN0 | ||||
Dam Width Crest: | 100NaN0 | ||||
Dam Volume: | 36700000NaN0 | ||||
Dam Elevation Crest: | 6430NaN0 | ||||
Dam Crosses: | Lixian River | ||||
Res Capacity Total: | 5900000000NaN0 | ||||
Plant Commission: | 2007 | ||||
Plant Turbines: | 3 x 80 MW Francis-type | ||||
Plant Capacity: | 240 MW | ||||
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The Longma Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Lixian River in Mojiang Hani Autonomous County, Pu'er City, Yunnan Province, China. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it is the fourth of seven dams in the Lixian River Project. It supports a 240 MW power station. Construction on the dam began on 23 December 2003 and the reservoir began to impound 20 July 2005. In July 2007, the first generator was commissioned and the last two were in December 2007. The project was complete in June 2008 at a cost of US$332 million. The 1350NaN0 tall dam withholds a reservoir with a 5900000000NaN0 capacity.[1]