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How much did Longtan Dam cost to build?

The Longtan Dam (Longtan Hydropower Station) is the gravity dam on the Hongshui River at Tian'e County in Guangxi, China, about 216 m high, owned by Longtan Hydropower Development Co. (China Datang, Guangxi Investment Group and the Guizhou investment company), with a planned capacity of 6,300 MW in nine 700 MW units built in two phases, whose construction began on 1 July 2001 and which was fully commissioned by the end of 2009. Chinese Wikipedia gives the total investment as CNY 20.37 billion at 2000 static prices, with 20 percent equity and 80 percent financing.