The Pankou Dam is a

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on the Du River about southwest of

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in Zhushan County of Hubei Province,

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. The purpose of the dam is

hydroelectric Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies one sixth of the world's electricity, almost 4500 TWh in 2020, which is more than all other renewable sources combined and ...

power production and

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. It supports a 513 MW power station located at its base. At a normal reservoir elevation of , the reservoir withholds of water. However, it can hold up to in the event of a flood. Construction on the dam began in May 2008 and its generators were commissioned in 2012.

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{{reflist Dams in China Concrete-face rock-fill dams Dams completed in 2012 Energy infrastructure completed in 2012 Hydroelectric power stations in Hubei

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