Wudongde Dam

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Wudongde Dam is a major hydroelectric gravity dam on the Jinsha (upper Yangtze) River in southwest China, known for its large installed capacity and role in regional power generation and flood control.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf arch-gravity dam
gravity dam
hydroelectric dam
annualGeneration over 38 TWh
basinCountry China
commissioningCompletionDate 2021
connectedTo China Southern Power Grid NERFINISHED
State Grid of China NERFINISHED
constructionStartDate 2015
country China
damType concrete gravity
double-curvature arch-gravity
energySource hydropower
firstGeneratorCommissioningDate 2020
height around 240 metres
impact contributes to reduction of coal-fired power generation
improves flood control capacity on the lower Yangtze
installedCapacity around 10,200 MW
length around 700 metres
locatedInCountrySubdivision Sichuan–Yunnan border NERFINISHED
locatedInProvince Sichuan NERFINISHED
Yunnan NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion southwest China
locatedNear Huidong County NERFINISHED
Luquan County NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver Jinsha River NERFINISHED
upper Yangtze River NERFINISHED
namedAfter Wudongde area on the Jinsha River NERFINISHED
numberOfTurbines 12
operator China Three Gorges Corporation NERFINISHED
owner China Three Gorges Corporation NERFINISHED
partOf Jinsha River hydropower cascade NERFINISHED
Yangtze River hydropower cascade NERFINISHED
projectDeveloper China Three Gorges Corporation NERFINISHED
purpose flood control
navigation improvement
power generation
renewable energy production
reservoirName Wudongde Reservoir NERFINISHED
reservoirTotalCapacity around 7.4 billion cubic metres
role major base-load power source in southwest China
supports West-to-East power transmission
status in operation
structureMaterial concrete
turbineType Francis turbine
usesTechnology large-scale underground power station
ultra-high head hydropower technology

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China Three Gorges Corporation notableProject Wudongde Dam
this entity surface form: Wudongde Hydropower Station (participation)