Malutang Dam

The Malutang Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill dam (CFRD) on the Panlong River in Malipo County, Yunnan Province, China. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and the power plant was constructed in two stages. Stage I consists of a 40 m (131 ft) tall gravity dam which diverted water through a 3,460 m (11,352 ft) long tunnel to a 100 MW above ground power station downstream.[2] Construction on Stage I began in 2002 and the first of 50 MW Francis turbine-generators was commissioned in October 2004, the second in January 2005.

Malutang Dam
Location of Malutang Dam in China
Country	China
Location	Malipo County
Coordinates	23°01′01″N 104°44′39″E
Status	Operational
Construction began	2004
Opening date	2009
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill
Impounds	Panlong River
Height	156 m (512 ft)
Length	493 m (1,617 ft)
Dam volume	8,000,000 m3 (10,463,605 cu yd)
Spillway type	Controlled chute
Reservoir
Total capacity	546,000,000 m3 (442,649 acre⋅ft)[1]
Catchment area	5,878 km2 (2,270 sq mi)
Power Station
Commission date	2004-2010
Turbines	Stage I: 2 x 50 MW Francis-type Stage II: 3 x 100 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity	400 MW

Stage II was the construction of a 156 m (512 ft) tall CFRD (Malutang Dam) 200 m (656 ft) downstream of the Stage I dam. Stage II's power station contains three 100 MW Francis turbine generators. Construction on Stage II began in August 2005 and the reservoir began to fill in October 2009. In December 2009, the first 100 MW generator was operational and the last two by May 2010. Malutang Dam's reservoir submerged the Stage I dam but the Stage II intake tower receives water for both stages, allowing Stage I to continue to operate.[3][4]