Zhexi Dam

Dam in Anhua County, Hunan Province
28°19′43.97″N 111°7′38.09″E / 28.3288806°N 111.1272472°E / 28.3288806; 111.1272472PurposePower, navigationStatusOperationalConstruction began1958Opening date1962; 62 years ago (1962)Dam and spillwaysType of damButtress, massive concreteImpoundsZi Shui RiverHeight104 m (341 ft)Length330 m (1,080 ft)ReservoirTotal capacity3,656,000,000 m3 (2,964,000 acre⋅ft)Surface area48.8 km2 (18.8 sq mi)Commission date1962-1975, 2010TypeConventionalTurbines2 x 250 MW, 5 x 75 MW, 1 x 72.5 MW Francis-typeInstalled capacity947.5 MW

The Zhexi Dam is a buttress dam on the Zi Shui River near Zhexi in Anhua County of Hunan Province, China. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports a 947.5 MW power station. Construction began on the dam in June 1958 and the first generator was operational on 28 January 1962. The last of the five original generators was commissioned in 1975. In 1977 a 30-ton ship lift was completed on the left bank of the dam. The power station was expanded by 2010 to increase the installed capacity by 500 MW, from 447.5 MW to 947.5 MW.[1][2][3]

See also

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References

  1. ^ "Zhexi HPP". HydroChina ZhongNan Engineering Corporation. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Zhexi Hydropower Station Extension Project". Hydro China. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  3. ^ "AQUASTAT Dams in China" (Microsoft Excel). United Nations – Foreign Agriculture Organization. Retrieved 9 June 2014.