The Jinghong Dam () is a gravity
dam composed of
roller-compacted concrete on the
Lancang (Mekong) River near
Jinghong in
Yunnan Province
Yunnan , () is a landlocked province in the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the C ...
,
China. The main purpose of the dam is
hydroelectric power production and it has an associated 1,750
MW power station. Part of the power generated is sold to Thailand under an agreement with China.
it is the nearest Chinese dam upstream of the Thai border, and has helped to cause huge fluctuations in river levels, affecting people's livelihoods downstream by disrupting the river's natural cycle. It, along with the many other dams on the river, is exacerbating the effects of
climate change
In common usage, climate change describes global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its effects on Earth's climate system. Climate change in a broader sense also includes previous long-term changes to ...
and impacting the
ecosystem
An ecosystem (or ecological system) consists of all the organisms and the physical environment with which they interact. These biotic and abiotic components are linked together through nutrient cycles and energy flows. Energy enters the syst ...
, disturbing the migratory patterns of fish as well as riverbank plants and local
agriculture
Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled peop ...
downstream.
See also
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List of power stations in China
The following page lists some power stations in mainland China divided by energy source and location.
Coal
Nuclear
Hydroelectric
Solar
Tide
Wind
By location
The following pages list the major power stations ...
References
Hydroelectric power stations in Yunnan
Dams in China
Dams in the Mekong River Basin
Gravity dams
Dams completed in 2008
Roller-compacted concrete dams
Buildings and structures in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture
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