O_Chum_2_Hydropower_Dam

O Chum 2 Hydropower Dam

O Chum 2 Hydropower Dam

Dam in Ratanakiri province, Cambodia


O Chum 2 Hydropower Dam is located on O Chum River, in Banlung, Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia. O Chum 2, commissioned in 1993, is a 1 MW mini-hydropower plant located in the north-east of Ratanakiri province. It is owned and operated by the Cambodian government and has an estimated annual generation output of between 2.2 and 2.5 GWh.[2]

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The dam has the following characteristics:

  • installed capacity 1 megawatt (1,300 hp)
  • 51 gigawatt-hours (180 TJ) annually
  • seasonal storage hydropower
  • head 32.6 metres (107 ft)
  • height 10 metres (33 ft)
  • length 3,107 metres (10,194 ft)
  • active storage 0.1 million cubic metres (3.5×10^6 cu ft)
  • catchment area 45 square kilometres (17 sq mi)
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See also


References

  1. "Hydropower Development on the 3S Rivers" (PDF). cambodiahydropower.weebly.com. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  2. Cambodia’s Hydropower Development and China’s Involvement

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