Dam · People's Republic of China
How much did the Xiluodu Dam cost to build?
The Xiluodu Dam is a 285.5 m double-curvature concrete arch dam on the Jinsha River, on the border of Yunnan's Yongshan County and Sichuan's Leibo County, built by China Three Gorges. Its 18 units of 770 MW give 13,860 MW of capacity, and the reservoir holds about 12.67 billion m3. Main works began on 26 December 2005, the first unit started generating on 15 July 2013 and the last on 30 June 2014; total investment is reported at about ¥79.2 billion.
Reported project cost
CNY 79.234 billion
Approximately $12.9 billion
Cost basis: 2014
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Reported project cost2014
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Key dimensions
- Total lengthChinese Wikipedia
- 700 m
- HeightChinese Wikipedia
- 285.5 m
- PowerChina Three Gorges Corporation
- 13,860 MW
- Storage volumeChina Electrical Equipment Industry Association
- 12,670,000,000 m³
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