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Pankou Dam

China

The 1431st largest power station in the world

500 MW · Capacity

The Pankou Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Du River about 74 km (46 mi) southwest of Shiyan in Zhushan County of Hubei Province, China. The purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production and flood control. It supports a 513 MW power station located at its base. At a normal reservoir elevation of 355 m (1, 165 ft), the reservoir withholds 1,970,000,000 m3 (1, 597, 105 acre⋅ft) of water. However, it can hold up to 2,338,000,000 m3 (1, 895, 447 acre⋅ft) in the event of a flood. Construction on the dam began in May 2008 and its generators were commissioned in 2012.

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