Binga Dam
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Binga Dam is a major hydroelectric dam in the Philippines that harnesses the flow of the Agno River for power generation and water management.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gravity dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| affects | downstream communities along the Agno River ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioningDate | 1960 ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1956 ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| countryCode | PH ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Luzon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| damCrosses | Agno River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | peak load generation ⓘ |
| downstreamFrom | Ambuklao Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | about 500 m above sea level ⓘ |
| energySource | hydropower ⓘ |
| gridConnection | Luzon grid ⓘ |
| hasPowerStation | Binga Hydroelectric Power Plant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReservoir | Binga Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| installedCapacity |
120 MW (original)
ⓘ
140 MW ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Itogon, Benguet, Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Baguio City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Barangay Tinongdan, Itogon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the earliest large hydroelectric projects in northern Luzon ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 4 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1960 ⓘ |
| operator | SN Aboitiz Power-Benguet, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | SN Aboitiz Power-Benguet, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Agno River hydroelectric power complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plantType | conventional hydroelectric power plant ⓘ |
| previousOwner | National Power Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | electricity generation ⓘ |
| province | Benguet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
irrigation support ⓘ power generation ⓘ water management ⓘ |
| region | Cordillera Administrative Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renovation | rehabilitated and upgraded in the 2010s ⓘ |
| river | Agno River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondaryUse |
flood mitigation
ⓘ
water regulation ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| subjectTo | Philippine environmental and water regulations ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| upstreamFrom | San Roque Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| watercourse | Agno River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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