Xiangjiaba Dam

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Xiangjiaba Dam is a major hydroelectric gravity dam in southwest China, known for its large installed capacity and role in generating power and regulating flow on the upper Yangtze River.

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instanceOf arch-gravity dam
gravity dam
hydroelectric dam
annualGeneration about 30 TWh
commissioningCompleted 2014
constructionStartDate 2006
country China
damHeight about 162 m
damLength about 909 m
developer China Three Gorges Corporation NERFINISHED
firstGeneratorCommissioned 2012
gridConnection China Southern Power Grid NERFINISHED
State Grid Corporation of China NERFINISHED
hasShipLock yes
installedCapacity 6000 MW
locatedIn Sichuan Province NERFINISHED
Yunnan Province NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver Jinsha River NERFINISHED
nearCity Yibin NERFINISHED
Zhaotong NERFINISHED
notableFor flow regulation on upper Yangtze River
large installed capacity
numberOfTurbines 8
operator China Yangtze Power NERFINISHED
partOfProject Yangtze River hydropower development
partOfRiverSystem Yangtze River NERFINISHED
purpose flood control
navigation improvement
power generation
water flow regulation
region southwest China
reservoirName Xiangjiaba Reservoir NERFINISHED
reservoirSurfaceArea about 95 km²
reservoirTotalCapacity about 5.16 billion m³
sendsPowerTo Shanghai NERFINISHED
eastern China
spillwayType gated overflow spillway
status operational
supportsNavigation upper Yangtze River NERFINISHED
transmissionType UHVDC
transmissionVoltage ±800 kV
turbineType Francis turbine
unitCapacity 800 MW
upstreamFrom Three Gorges Dam NERFINISHED
Xiluodu Dam NERFINISHED

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