Renzonghai Dam
dam in Shimian County, Ya'an, Sichuan Province
The Renzonghai Dam is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Tianwanhe River, a tributary of the Dadu River, in Kangding of Sichuan Province, China. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports three power stations downstream, the Renzonghai, Jinwo and Dafa Hydropower Stations. Water from the dam is sent via penstock first to the 246 MW Renzonghai (29°23′52.38″N 101°58′34.41″E) then the 287.2 MW Jinwo (29°23′13.74″N 102°3′44.43″E) and finally, the 246 MW Dafa Hydropower Station (29°23′31.79″N 102°5′15.36″E). The total installed capacity of the power stations is 779.2 MW Construction on the project began in August 2004 and the Jinwo power station was commissioned in 2007, the Dafa in 2008 and the Renzonghai in 2009. The Jinwo station contains the largest Pelton turbines in Asia, two at 146.3 MW each.
“Renzonghai Dam” enters the record as dam in Shimian County, Ya'an, Sichuan Province. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Renzonghai, Shimian and County can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 1, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q17300333. Authority coordinates are 29.376, 101.912. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2004, 2007, 2008 and 2009.
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