The Huangdeng Dam is a gravity dam recently completed on the Lancang (Mekong) River in Lanping Bai and Pumi Autonomous County of Yunnan Province, China. The fact that work on the dam was begun without formal approval from the central government was a subject of some controversy.[1]

Huangdeng dam
Huangdeng During Construction
Country	China
Location	Yunnan Province
Coordinates	26°33′33″N 99°06′56″E
Purpose	Power, irrigation, recreation
Status	Operational
Construction began	January 2010
Opening date	June 2019
Owner(s)	Yunnan Huaneng Lancang River Hydropower Co., Ltd.
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Lancang (upper Mekong)
Height (thalweg)	203 m
Length	464 m
Dam volume	3,678,000 m3
Reservoir
Total capacity	1,613,000,000 m3
Power Station
Commission date	2019
Installed capacity	1,900 MW

Construction on the dam began in 2010 and its 1,900 MW hydroelectric power station was initially planned to be operational in 2016, with the entire project complete in 2018.[2][3] The first unit was put into operation in July 2018[4] and the dam was fully commissioned in January 2019.[5]

See also

• Hydropower in the Mekong River Basin
• List of tallest dams in the world
• List of dams and reservoirs in China
• List of tallest dams in China

References