Pergau Dam
Pergau Dam is the hydroelectric dam in Kuala Yong, Kelantan, Malaysia. It is located about 100 km west of Kota Bharu.
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[edit] Power station
The power station is a hydroelectric power station, using 4 turbines of 150 MW installed capacity. The station is operated by Tenaga Nasional.
[edit] Pergau Dam
The construction, which was undertaken by Balfour Beatty[1] and Cementation International, started 1994 and completed in 2000. The dam began operation on 2003 and was officially opened on 2003.
[edit] Pergau Dam technical specifications
- Power Intake Structure - 4 bays.
- Spillway- gated concrete weir with chute and flip bucket.
- Power Tunnels - 4 tunnels.
- Underground powerhouse
- With 4 penstocks to power-trains comprising 4 turbines of 150MW each, 4 air-cooled generators of 180MVA each and 4 transformers of 180MVA each.
[edit] Notable facts
- Pergau Power Station has the second largest hydroelectric generation installed capacity in Malaysia, after the 2400MW installed capacity at Bakun Hydroelectric Project in Sarawak, East Malaysia.
[edit] Controversy
In Britain, there were allegations of corruption over the way in which development funding was granted to a British consortium which partly funded the project. In the case R v Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Ex p The World Development Movement [1995] 1 ALL ER 611, a pressure group successfully challenged the decision to grant funding to the project.[2]
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Coordinates: 5°37′30″N 101°42′11″E / 5.625°N 101.70306°E
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