Ambuklao Dam

Ambuklao Dam and Hydroelectric Plant
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Official name	Ambuklao Dam
Country	Philippines
Location	Bokod, Benguet
Coordinates	16°27′38″N 120°44′42″E / 16.460419°N 120.744885°E / 16.460419; 120.744885
Construction began	July 1950
Opening date	December 23, 1956
Construction cost	Php 132,000,000 (66,000,000 USD)
Owner(s)	National Power Corporation
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Central Core Rock-fill Embankment
Impounds	Agno River
Height	129 m (423 ft)
Length	452 m (1,483 ft)
Width (base)	8.50 m (27.9 ft)
Spillways	8
Reservoir
Creates	Ambuklao reservoir
Total capacity	327,170,000 m3 (427,920,000 cu yd) with no sedimentation
Active capacity	258,000,000 m3 (337,000,000 cu yd) with no sedimentation
Catchment area	690 km2 (270 sq mi)
Surface area	7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi)
Power Station
Turbines	3 units, Francis horizontal shaft
Installed capacity	75 MW, 105 MW after rehabilitation (2011)
Annual generation	332 GWh (1,200 TJ)

Ambuklao Dam is part of a hydroelectric facility in Baragay Ambuclao, Bokod, Benguet province in the Philippines. With a maximum water storage capacity of 327,170,000 cubic metres (265,240 acre⋅ft), the facility, which is located 36 km (22 mi) from Baguio city, can produce up to 105 megawatts of electricity for the Luzon grid. The main source of water is the Agno River, which originates from Mount Data. The dam is located in a conservation area known as the Upper Agno River Basin Resource Reserve.^[1]

The dam and other non-power components are owned by the government through the National Power Corporation (NAPOCOR).^[2] The name of the dam is also used as a metonym for National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) power lines and their associated poles and towers.