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- River: Lancang (Mekong)
Please note: only dams ≥ 15m which have been completed, are under construction, or due to begin RCC placement in the current year are included in the table below.
Results are sorted in the following order: Finish of RCC, Start of RCC, Finish of Project, Start of Project, Height and alphabetical by Dam Name.
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| Name | Country | Owner | Purpose | River | Reservoir capacity (m3x106) | Construction dates | Dimensions | Volume | Facings | Placement | Cementitious material | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Finish | Height | Length | RCC | Total | Upstream | Downstream | Spillway | Layers | Lifts | Cement | Pozzolan | ||||||||||||
| Project | RCC | RCC | Project | (m) | (m) | (m3x103) | (m3x103) | Slope | Type | Slope | Type | Slope | Type | (m) | (m) | (kg/m3) | (kg/m3) | |||||||
| Dachaoshan | China | Department of Electricity, Yunnan Province | F H | Lancang (Mekong) | 89 | 10/97 | 12/98 | 10/01 | 07/02 | 115 | 481 | 757 | 1287 | V 0.20 | (3') | 0.70 | (10)* | 0.70 | (13) | 300 | 300 | 94 67 | 94 101 | (N) |
| Jinghong | China | Huaneng Lancang River Hydropower Co. Ltd. | F H R | Lancang (Mekong) | 1139 | - /04 | - /05 | - /08 | - /09 | 108 | 705 | 848 | 3068 | V | (3) | 0.80 | (3) | (1) | 300 | 64 93 | 93 93 | (S) | ||
| Gongguoqiao | China | Huaneng Lancang River Hydropower Co. Ltd. | H | Lancang (Mekong) | 316 | - /08 | - /09 | - /11 | 03/12 | 105 | 356 | 1067 | ||||||||||||
| Wunonglong | China | Huaneng Lancang River Hydropower Co. Ltd. | H | Lancang (Mekong) | 272 | 06/10 | - /15 | - /17 | - /18 | 138 | 247 | |||||||||||||
| Huangdeng | China | Yunnan Huaneng Lancang River Hydropower Co.,Ltd. | H I R | Lancang (Mekong) | 1613 | 01/10 | 04/15 | 04/18 | 06/19 | 203 | 464 | 2753 | 3670 | (3') | (3') | (12) | 300 | 300 | 82 67 | 100 100 | (F) | |||
| Dahuaqiao | China | Huaneng Lancang River Hydropower Co. Ltd. | H | Lancang (Mekong) | 262 | - /10 | - /13 | - /18 | - /19 | 107 | 232 | 112 | ||||||||||||
| Lidi | China | Huaneng Lancang River Hydropower Co. Ltd. | H | Lancang (Mekong) | 75 | - /10 | - /14 | - /18 | - /19 | 75 | 346 | 1100 | ||||||||||||
| TB | China | H | Lancang (Mekong) | 10/21 | - /23 | - /26 | - /27 | 158 | ||||||||||||||||
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Please note: only dams ≥ 15m which have been completed, are under construction, or due to begin RCC placement in the current year are included in the list below.
Results are sorted in the following order: Finish of RCC, Start of RCC, Finish of Project, Start of Project, Height and alphabetical by Dam Name.
Details
Country: China
Owner: Department of Electricity, Yunnan Province
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control / Hydropower
River: Lancang (Mekong)
Reservoir capacity: 89 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 10/97
Start of RCC: 10/97
End of RCC: 10/01
End of Project: 07/02
Specifications
Height: 115 metres
Length: 481 metres
Volume of RCC: 757 m3x103
Total volume: 1287 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) |
| 0.20 |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.70 | RCC against precast concrete blocks [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.70 | Reinforced concrete cast against precast units or slip-formed facing elements |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 94 |
| 67 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 94 | Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) |
| 101 |

Details
Country: China
Owner: Huaneng Lancang River Hydropower Co. Ltd.
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control / Hydropower / Recreation
River: Lancang (Mekong)
Reservoir capacity: 1139 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/04
Start of RCC: -/04
End of RCC: -/08
End of Project: -/09
Specifications
Height: 108 metres
Length: 705 metres
Volume of RCC: 848 m3x103
Total volume: 3068 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | RCC against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | RCC against formwork |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Traditional concrete against formwork |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 64 |
| 93 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 93 | Ground-granulated blast-furnace slag |
| 93 |

Details
Country: China
Owner: Huaneng Lancang River Hydropower Co. Ltd.
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Lancang (Mekong)
Reservoir capacity: 316 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/08
Start of RCC: -/08
End of RCC: -/11
End of Project: 03/12
Specifications
Height: 105 metres
Length: 356 metres
Volume of RCC: -
Total volume: 1067 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|

Details
Country: China
Owner: Huaneng Lancang River Hydropower Co. Ltd.
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Lancang (Mekong)
Reservoir capacity: 272 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 06/10
Start of RCC: 06/10
End of RCC: -/17
End of Project: -/18
Specifications
Height: 138 metres
Length: 247 metres
Volume of RCC: -
Total volume: -
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|

Details
Country: China
Owner: Yunnan Huaneng Lancang River Hydropower Co.,Ltd.
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower / Irrigation / Recreation
River: Lancang (Mekong)
Reservoir capacity: 1613 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 01/10
Start of RCC: 01/10
End of RCC: 04/18
End of Project: 06/19
Specifications
Height: 203 metres
Length: 464 metres
Volume of RCC: 2753 m3x103
Total volume: 3670 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 82 |
| 67 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 100 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |
| 100 |

Details
Country: China
Owner: Huaneng Lancang River Hydropower Co. Ltd.
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Lancang (Mekong)
Reservoir capacity: 262 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/10
Start of RCC: -/10
End of RCC: -/18
End of Project: -/19
Specifications
Height: 107 metres
Length: 232 metres
Volume of RCC: -
Total volume: 112 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|

Details
Country: China
Owner: Huaneng Lancang River Hydropower Co. Ltd.
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Lancang (Mekong)
Reservoir capacity: 75 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/10
Start of RCC: -/10
End of RCC: -/18
End of Project: -/19
Specifications
Height: 75 metres
Length: 346 metres
Volume of RCC: -
Total volume: 1100 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|

Details
Country: China
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Lancang (Mekong)
Reservoir capacity: -
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 10/21
Start of RCC: 10/21
End of RCC: -/26
End of Project: -/27
Specifications
Height: 158 metres
Length: -
Volume of RCC: -
Total volume: -
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
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Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
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| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
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