Stung Battambang 1 Dam

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]

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)

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.

See also

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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