Agusan Dam

Dam in Bukidnon, Philippines

Dam

8°21′00″N 124°46′00″E / 8.35000°N 124.76667°E / 8.35000; 124.76667Construction beganMay 1956Opening dateDecember 29, 1957Construction cost$ 20.74 Million or 891.82 Million pesos (at current price)Owner(s)First GenDam and spillwaysType of damConcrete FlowImpoundsAgusan RiverHeight1 mLength22 mSpillway typeTrapezoid, Overflow TypeReservoirTotal capacity2,996 million cubic metersSurface area117 km²Maximum water depth193 metersPower StationTurbines2 units Horizontal Shaft, WaterwheelInstalled capacity1.6 MWAnnual generation10,500,000 kWh

The Agusan Hydroelectric Plant, the downstream facility of two proposed plants, was constructed in Damilag, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon^[1] to serve the immediate domestic and industrial requirements of the area.^[2] The watershed is small, and covers an area of around 25 km² at the diversion dam.^[3] The run-of-river plant consists of two 800-kW turbine generators that use water from the Agusan River to generate electricity. It is connected to the local distribution grid Cepalco through the Transco distribution line.^[4]

References

^ "Power Plant Profiles". Archived from the original on October 28, 2011. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
^ "First Gen". Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
^ "JICA". Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
^ "FG Bukidnon Power Corporation". Archived from the original on December 6, 2011. Retrieved November 2, 2011.