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O Chum 2 Hydropower Dam

Coordinates: 13°46′20.4″N 106°59′14.3″E / 13.772333°N 106.987306°E / 13.772333; 106.987306
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O Chum 2 Hydropower Dam
O Chum 2 Hydropower Dam is located in Cambodia
O Chum 2 Hydropower Dam
Location of O Chum 2 Hydropower Dam in Cambodia
Official nameO Chum 2 Hydropower Dam
CountryCambodia
LocationBanlung, Ratanakiri province, Cambodia
Coordinates13°46′20.4″N 106°59′14.3″E / 13.772333°N 106.987306°E / 13.772333; 106.987306
Opening date1992[1]
Owner(s)Cambodia Government
Dam and spillways
Type of damSeasonal Storage
ImpoundsLam Dom Noi River
Height10 m (33 ft)
Length107 m (351 ft)
Reservoir
CreatesO Chum 2 Hydropower Dam Reservoir
Catchment area45 km2 (17 sq mi)
Power Station
Installed capacity1 MW (1,300 hp)
Annual generation51 GWh (180 TJ)

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]

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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References

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  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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