Stung Battambang 1 Dam
Stung Battambang 1 Hydropower Dam | |
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Official name | Stung Battambang 1 Hydropower Dam |
Location | East of Pailin District, Battambang Province, Cambodia |
Opening date | 2014 |
Owner(s) | Unknown Korean company |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earth core rockfill dam |
Impounds | Stung Battambang River |
Height | 38 m (125 ft) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Stung Battambang 1 Hydropower Dam Reservoir |
Catchment area | 45 km2 (17 sq mi) |
Power station | |
Installed capacity | 24 MW (32,000 hp) |
Annual generation | 120 GWh (430 TJ) |
The Stung Battambang 1 (or 'Battambang 1') is a dam planned for construction on the Stung Battambang River in Cambodia. The river is a major tributary of the Tonlé Sap. Of the two dams planned for this river, the larger is the Stung Battambang 1. A letter of commitment has been issued by the Cambodian authorities for a pre-feasibility study of the dam by an unknown Korean company[1]
Surrounding the dam site is the Bannan Irrigation project, covering some 20,000 hectares (49,000 acres), and the dam is understood to play a role in the irrigation of this area, as well as generating hydropower.[2] There is little data available about reservoir size or number of people who will be displaced. The dam is one of three possible dams in the Stung Battambang basin; the other two would block two tributaries to the Stung Battambang: the Stung Mongkol Borey and the Stung Sangker.
See also
References
- ↑ Sereyvuth, Thung. "Hydropower Development in Cambodia. Paper presented at the Regional Multi-Stakeholder Consultation to provide recommendations on the formulation and improved understanding of the MRC Hydropower Programme, 25–27 September 2008, Vientiane, Lao PDR." (PDF). Retrieved 2011-01-21.
- ↑ Hori, H., 2000. The Mekong: Environment and Development. Tokyo, United Nations University Press.
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