The Jufudu Dam (居甫渡大坝) is a

gravity dam A gravity dam is a dam constructed from concrete or stone masonry and designed to hold back water by using only the weight of the material and its resistance against the foundation. Gravity dams are designed so that each section of the dam is ...

on the Lixian River, bordering the counties of

Yuanjiang Yuanjiang () is a county-level city in the Province of Hunan, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yiyang. Located in the north of the province, the city is bordered to the north by Nan County, to the northeast b ...

and Mojiang in

Yunnan Province Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces ...

, China. It is located from

Pu'er City Pu'er is a prefecture-level city in southern Yunnan Province, China. Pu'er City governs 9 counties, 1 district, 103 townships (towns), and a total population of 2.65 million. The urban administrative center of Pu'er is Simao District, which is ...

. The primary purpose of the dam is

hydroelectric Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is Electricity generation, electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies 15% of the world's electricity, almost 4,210 TWh in 2023, which is more than all other Renewable energ ...

power generation and it supports a 285 MW power station. Construction began in September 2004, and the three 95 MW generators were commissioned in December 2008. It is the fifth dam in the Lixian cascade.

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{{Black River (Asia) dams Dams in China Hydroelectric power stations in Yunnan Gravity dams Dams completed in 2008 Dams on the Black River (Asia) Roller-compacted concrete dams Buildings and structures in Pu'er Buildings and structures in Yuxi

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