Stung Battambang 1 Dam
| Stung Battambang 1 Hydropower Dam | |
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| Official name | Stung Battambang 1 Hydropower Dam |
| Location | East of Pailin District, Battambang Province, Cambodia |
| Opening date | 2014 |
| Owner(s) | Unknown Korean company |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Earth core rockfill dam |
| Impounds | Battambang River |
| Height | 38 m (125 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Stung Battambang 1 Hydropower Dam Reservoir |
| Catchment area | 45 km2 (17 sq mi) |
| Power Station | |
| Installed capacity | 24 MW (32,000 hp) |
| Annual generation | 120 GWh (430 TJ) |
The Stung Battambang 1 (or Battambang 1) is a dam planned for construction on the Battambang River in Cambodia. The river is a major tributary of the Tonlé Sap. Of the two dams planned for this river, the larger is the Stung Battambang 1. A letter of commitment has been issued by the Cambodian authorities for a pre-feasibility study of the dam by an unknown Korean company[1]
Surrounding the dam site is the Bannan Irrigation project, covering some 20,000 hectares (49,000 acres), and the dam is understood to play a role in the irrigation of this area, as well as generating hydropower.[2] There is little data available about reservoir size or number of people who will be displaced. The dam is one of three possible dams in the Battambang River basin; the other two would block two tributaries to the Battambang River: the Mongkol Borey River and the Sangker River.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Sereyvuth, Thung. "Hydropower Development in Cambodia. Paper presented at the Regional Multi-Stakeholder Consultation to provide recommendations on the formulation and improved understanding of the MRC Hydropower Programme, 25–27 September 2008, Vientiane, Lao PDR" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-01-21.
- ^ Hori, H., 2000. The Mekong: Environment and Development. Tokyo, United Nations University Press.
External links
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- Mekong Environment and Resource Institute Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Mekong Program on Water, Environment and Resilience
- Mekong River Commission
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| On tributaries of the Mekong River |
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