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Srinagarind Dam

Si Sawat, Thailand

The 1149th largest power station in the world

720 MW · Capacity

The Srinagarind Dam (also known as the Srinakarin Dam;, RTGS: Khuean Si Nakharin, pronounced [kʰɯ̀an sǐː ná(ʔ).kʰā.rīn]) is an embankment dam on the Khwae Yai River in Si Sawat District of Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand. The purposes of the dam are river regulation and hydroelectric power generation. The dam's power station has a 720 megawatts (970, 000 hp) capacity of which 360 megawatts (480, 000 hp) is pumped storage. The dam was named after Princess Srinagarindra.

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