Manwan Dam

Manwan Dam
Official name	漫灣大壩
Location	Mekong, China
Coordinates	24°37′20″N 100°26′56″E
Construction began	1986
Opening date	1995
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Gravity
Impounds	Mekong River
Height	132 m (433 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity	920,000,000 m^3 (745,856 acre⋅ft)
Power Station
Installed capacity	1,570 MW

The Manwan Dam (simplified Chinese: 漫湾大坝; traditional Chinese: 漫灣大壩; pinyin: Mànwān Dàbà) is a large hydroelectric dam in China. It is built on the Mekong (Lancang) River with a capacity of 1,570 MW.[1][2]

See also

• List of power stations in China

References

1. Dam begins power generation
2. "Manwan Hydropower Station" (in Chinese). Hudong. Retrieved 23 August 2011.

External links

• The Manwan Dam, the first dam to be built across the Lancang (Mekong) River - 2003 (photo)
• Yu Xiaogang & Jia Jiguo: An Overview of Participatory Social Impact Assessment for Manwan Hydropower Station in Lancang River (pdf)
• Manwan Dam Social Impact Assessment