Laxiwa Dam
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The Laxiwa Dam (Template:Zh) is an arch dam on the Yellow River in Qinghai Province, northwest China. It is Script error: No such module "convert". downstream of the Longyangxia Dam and Script error: No such module "convert". upstream from the Lijiaxia Dam. The main purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports the largest station in the Yellow River basin. The facility generates power by utilizing six turbines, each with a generating capacity of 700 MW, totaling to a capacity of 4,200 MW.
Construction
By the beginning of 2004, the Yellow River was diverted and in September of that year, excavation on the dam's abutment began. In April 2006, the first concrete was cast and on May 18, 2009, the power plant's first two generators were commissioned. A total of Script error: No such module "convert". of earth and rock were excavated from the dam site.[1][2]
See also
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- List of power stations in China
- List of tallest dams in the world
- List of tallest dams in China
- List of dams and reservoirs in China
References
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