The Wudongde Dam () is a large hydroelectric dam on the Jinsha River, an upper stretch of Yangtze River in Sichuan and Yunnan provinces in southwest China.

The design is one of the tallest in the world at , and will generate power by utilizing 12 turbines, each with a generating capacity of , totalling the generating capacity to . Construction began in 2015, the first generator was scheduled to be commissioned in 2018 and the entire project completed in 2021. The power station is owned by China Three Gorges Corporation.

Wudongde Dam

The first two turbines went online in July 2020. The station became fully operational in June 2021.

Wudongde Dam

See also

List of power stations in China

References

Hydroelectric power stations in Sichuan

Hydroelectric power stations in Yunnan

Dams on the Jinsha River

Dams in China

Buildings and structures in Kunming

2021 establishments in China

Energy infrastructure completed in 2021

Wudongde Dam