The Miaowei Dam is a rock-filled
embankment dam on the
Lancang (Mekong) River in
Yunlong County
Yunlong County () is under the administration of the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture in the northwest of Yunnan Province, China; it is the westernmost county-level division
The administrative divisions of China have consisted of several leve ...
of
Yunnan Province
Yunnan , () is a landlocked province in the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the ...
,
China. Construction on the dam began in 2010. The four turbines of 1,400 MW
hydroelectric power station were commissioned in 2017 and 2018.
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Hydropower in the Mekong River Basin
The estimated hydropower potential of the lower Mekong Basin (i.e., excluding China) is 30,000 MW, while that of the upper Mekong Basin is 28,930 MW. In the lower Mekong, more than 3,235 MW has been realized via facilities built largely over the p ...
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List of tallest dams in the world
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List of dams and reservoirs in China
Dams and reservoirs in China are numerous and have had a profound effect on the country's development and people. According to the World Commission on Dams in 2000, there were 22,104 dams over the height of operating in China. Of the world's to ...
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List of tallest dams in China
The tallest dams in China are some of the tallest dams in the world. Nearly 22,000 dams over in height – about half the world's total – have been constructed in China since the 1950s. Many of the tallest are located in the southwestern part ...
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{{Dams on Mekong River Basin
Dams in China
Dams in the Mekong River Basin
Hydroelectric power stations in Yunnan
Buildings and structures in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture
Rock-filled dams