Bakun Dam - Wikipedia
The Bakun Dam (Malay: Empangan Bakun) is an embankment dam located in Belaga District, Kapit Division, Sarawak, Malaysia, on the Balui River, [2] a tributary or source of the Rajang River and some sixty kilometres east of Belaga. [3]
BAKUN HYDROELECTRIC PLANT - Sarawak Energy
Bakun HEP is a Concrete Face Rockfilled Dam (CFRD). Bakun HEP is the largest power generation facility in Sarawak and supports the Sarawak Corridor of Renewal Energy (SCORE) initiative in Samalaju Industry Park for energy-intensive heavy industries.
Behind an ambitious megaproject in Asia: The history and …
Sep 1, 2011 · Situated on the island of Borneo, Bakun Dam is a 204 m high concrete face, rock filled dam on the Balui River in the Upper Rajang Basin in the rainforests of Sarawak. Bakun Dam and its affiliated infrastructure could be the single largest and most expensive energy project ever undertaken in Southeast Asia.
Bakun Hydroelectric Power Plant - SMEC
Bakun Hydro features a 205 m high concrete faced rockfill dam (the third highest dam of its type in the world) with a twin chute spillway of 15,000 m3/s total capacity. The power station comprises eight 300 MW nominal capacity generating units in a surface power station structure located at the base of the dam.
Construction of the Bakun dam: the world’s second highest CFRD
The 205 m-high Bakun concrete faced rockfill dam and 2400 MW powerplant is now nearing completion in Sarawak. This article describes the main features of the project, and in particular special measures which were taken to prevent rupture of the concrete face, in view of recent experience at some large CFRDs in other parts of the world.
Flying Squad Found Bakun Dam In Good And Safe Condition
Oct 3, 2023 · The Dam Safety Flying Squad (an ad-hoc team coordinated by the Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Ministry and comprising experts from various technical departments) visited the Bakun Dam in October 2022 for its 2021-2022 inspection and found the dam to be in good and safe condition, as shared in its exit presentation to Sarawak ...
Bakun Dam in good condition, per report from Dam Safety Flying …
Oct 4, 2023 · The squad visited Bakun Dam in October 2022 for its 2021 to 2022 inspection and reported recently that the dam is in good and safe condition. The 2,400 MW Bakun Hydroelectric Plant won the Best Dam Operator (under the Dam Safety Programme category) 2023 at the International Conference on Dam Safety Management and Engineering in March 2023.
Bakun Hep Reservoir Completes Two-Week Controlled Water …
Jun 15, 2022 · Sarawak Energy’s two-week exercise to release water from the Bakun Hydroelectric Plant (HEP) reservoir to help with navigation and ensure adequate raw water source for water supply for the Rejang River communities has ceased on Monday (13 June 2022).
Bakun Dam - Wikiwand
The Bakun Dam (Malay: Empangan Bakun) is an embankment dam located in Belaga District, Kapit Division, Sarawak, Malaysia, on the Balui River, [2] a tributary or source of the Rajang River and some sixty kilometres east of Belaga. [3]
Bakun hydropower dam mitigates flood, produces sustainable energy
May 14, 2020 · Sarawak Energy Berhad (Sarawak Energy), in a statement today, emphasised that hydropower dams such as Bakun HEP mitigates the impact of heavy rainfall within upstream catchments by storing water in the reservoir, reducing the severity of floods for areas downstream.