Nam Theun 1
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Nam Theun 1 under construction

Particulars
Owner: Nam Theun 1 Power Company
Designer: Pöyry Energy Ltd.
Contractor: CMC Ravenna, Song Da Corporation J.V.
Statistics
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
Reservoir capacity: 3009 m3x106
Height: 177 metres
Length: 772 metres
Volume of RCC: 3980 m3x103
Total volume: 4180 m3x103
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 08/15 (August 2015)
Start of RCC: 01/19 (January 2019)
End of RCC: 06/21 (June 2021)
End of Project: 07/22 (July 2022)
Country: Laos
River: Nam Kading, aka Nam Theun
DMS Co-ordinates: 18˚21'18"N, 104˚08'50"E
DD Co-ordinates: 18.355000, 104.147224
Facings
Upstream
Slope | Type |
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Downstream
Slope | Type |
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Spillway
Slope | Type |
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Placement
Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
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300 | 3000 |
Cementitious material
Cement (kg/m3) |
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100 |
120 |
Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
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80 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |
130 |