Nuozhadu Dam (Chinese: 糯扎渡大坝; pinyin: Nuòzhādù Dàbà) is an embankment dam on the Lancang (Mekong) River in Yunnan Province in southwest China. The dam is 261.5 m (858 ft) tall, and creates a reservoir with a normal capacity of 21,749,000,000 m3 (17,632,000 acre⋅ft) at a level of 812 m (2,664 ft) asl. The purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production along with flood control and navigation. The dam supports a power station with nine generators, each with generating capacity of 650 MW. The total generating capacity of the power station is 5,850 MW.[2] Construction on the project began in 2004; the dam's first generator went online 6 September 2012 and the last generator was commissioned in June 2014.[3][4] The construction and management of the project was implemented by Huaneng Power International Ltd., which has a concession to build, own and operate hydroelectric dams on China's stretch of the Mekong River.

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  1. ^ "Largest hydropower station on Mekong River starts operation - Xinhua | English.news.cn". Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
  2. ^ "Nuozhadu Hydropower Project" (PDF). Chinese National Committee on Large Dams. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Yunnan's largest hydroelectric dam goes online". Go Kunming. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  4. ^ Harris, Michael. "Last turbine unit in operation at Chian's 5,850-MW Huaneng Nuozhadu hydropower plant". Hydro World. Retrieved 19 November 2014.