Renzonghai Dam

Renzonghai Dam
Location of Renzonghai Dam in China
Country	China
Location	Kangding, Garzê, Sichuan Province
Coordinates	29°22′34.96″N 101°54′43.66″E / 29.3763778°N 101.9121278°E / 29.3763778; 101.9121278
Purpose	Power
Status	Operational
Construction began	2004
Opening date	2007; 18 years ago (2007)
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment, rock-fill
Impounds	Tianwanhe River
Height	60 m (200 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity	112,000,000 m3 (91,000 acre⋅ft)
Renzonghai, Jinwo and Dafa Hydropower Stations
Commission date	Renzonghai: 2009 Jinwo: 2007 Dafa: 2008
Type	Conventional, diversion
Hydraulic head	Renzonghai: 560 m (1,840 ft) Jinwo: 595 m (1,952 ft) Dafa: 482 m (1,581 ft)
Turbines	Renzonghai: 2 x 123 MW Pelton-type Jinwo: 2 x 143.6 MW Pelton-type Dafa: 2 x 123 MW Pelton-type
Installed capacity	779.2 MW

The Renzonghai Dam is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Tianwanhe River, a tributary of the Dadu River, in Kangding of Sichuan Province, China. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports three power stations downstream, the Renzonghai, Jinwo and Dafa Hydropower Stations. Water from the dam is sent via penstock first to the 246 MW Renzonghai (29°23′52.38″N 101°58′34.41″E / 29.3978833°N 101.9762250°E / 29.3978833; 101.9762250 (Renzonghai Hydropower Station)) then the 287.2 MW Jinwo (29°23′13.74″N 102°3′44.43″E / 29.3871500°N 102.0623417°E / 29.3871500; 102.0623417 (Jinwo Hydropower Station)) and finally, the 246 MW Dafa Hydropower Station (29°23′31.79″N 102°5′15.36″E / 29.3921639°N 102.0876000°E / 29.3921639; 102.0876000 (Dafa Hydropower Station)). The total installed capacity of the power stations is 779.2 MW^[1][2] Construction on the project began in August 2004 and the Jinwo power station was commissioned in 2007, the Dafa in 2008 and the Renzonghai in 2009.^[3] The Jinwo station contains the largest Pelton turbines in Asia, two at 146.3 MW each.^[4][5]

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