Nuozhadu Hydropower Station--Yunnan

Nuozhadu Hydropower Station is located in the lower reach of the Lancang River, in Yunnan province, P.R.China. It is a multi-purpose project with comprehensive benefits in power generation, flood prevention, water supply as well as navigation. The project mainly consists of a core rockfill dam with a maximum dam height of 261.5m, which will be the fourth among the core rockfill dams in the world, and a crest length of 608.16m, and an underground powerhouse with a designed installed capacity of 5850 MW. The reservoir has a normal pool level of 812m and the dead storage level of 765m, and the river's natural water level is around 600m.

It has 9 generators, each with generating capacity of 650 MW. The total generating capacity of the project is 5,850 MW. Construction started in 2006 and is scheduled for completion in 2017.