Silin Dam

The Silin Dam (Chinese: 思林水坝) is a concrete gravity dam on the Wu River in Sinan County, Guizhou Province, China. The dam has an associated hydroelectric power plant with a 1,080 MW capacity utilizing 4 x 270 MW Francis turbine-generators. The dam is 310 m (1,017 ft) long, 117 m (384 ft) high and composed of roller-compacted concrete. Its reservoir has a 1,205,000,000 m³ (976,909 acre⋅ft) capacity, 184,000,000 m³ (149,171 acre⋅ft) of which is flood storage. The dam also supports ship lift.^[2] Construction on the dam began in October 2004, the dam began to impound the river in March 2008 and by May 2009, the power plant's first generator was operational.^[3][4] The remaining generators were operational by December 2009.^[5]

Silin Dam
Silin Dam Location of Silin Dam in China
Official name	思林水坝
Coordinates	27°48′08″N 108°11′10″E
Purpose	Power
Status	Operational
Construction began	2004
Opening date	2008
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Gravity, roller-compacted concrete
Impounds	Wu River
Height	117 m (384 ft)
Length	310 m (1,017 ft)
Reservoir
Creates	Silin Reservoir
Total capacity	1,205,000,000 m3 (976,909 acre⋅ft)
Power Station
Commission date	2009
Type	Conventional
Turbines	4 x 270 MW Francis turbines[1]
Installed capacity	1,080 MW
Annual generation	4.064 billion kWh

See also

• China portal
• Water portal
• Renewable energy portal

• List of power stations in China