Stung Battambang 1 Dam

Stung Battambang 1 Hydropower Dam
Official nameStung Battambang 1 Hydropower Dam
LocationEast of Pailin District, Battambang Province, Cambodia
Opening date2014
Owner(s)Unknown Korean company
Dam and spillways
Type of damEarth core rockfill dam
ImpoundsBattambang River
Height38 m (125 ft)
Reservoir
CreatesStung Battambang 1 Hydropower Dam Reservoir
Catchment area45 km2 (17 sq mi)
Power Station
Installed capacity24 MW (32,000 hp)
Annual generation120 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.

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References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Hori, H., 2000. The Mekong: Environment and Development. Tokyo, United Nations University Press.
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