Binga Dam

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Binga Dam is a major hydroelectric dam in the Philippines that harnesses the flow of the Agno River for power generation and water management.

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Binga Dam canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf gravity dam
hydroelectric dam
affects downstream communities along the Agno River
basinCountry Philippines
commissioningDate 1960
constructionBegan 1956
continent Asia
country Philippines
countryCode PH
countrySubdivision Luzon
damCrosses Agno River
designedFor peak load generation
downstreamFrom Ambuklao Dam
elevation about 500 m above sea level
energySource hydropower
gridConnection Luzon grid
hasPowerStation Binga Hydroelectric Power Plant
hasReservoir Binga Reservoir
hasSpillway yes
installedCapacity 120 MW (original)
140 MW
locatedIn Itogon, Benguet, Philippines
linked to: Itogon
locatedNear Baguio City
linked to: Baguio
nearbySettlement Barangay Tinongdan, Itogon
notableFor being one of the earliest large hydroelectric projects in northern Luzon
numberOfTurbines 4
openingDate 1960
operator SN Aboitiz Power-Benguet, Inc.
owner SN Aboitiz Power-Benguet, Inc.
partOf Agno River hydroelectric power complex
plantType conventional hydroelectric power plant
previousOwner National Power Corporation
primaryUse electricity generation
province Benguet
purpose flood control
irrigation support
power generation
water management
region Cordillera Administrative Region
renovation rehabilitated and upgraded in the 2010s
river Agno River
secondaryUse flood mitigation
water regulation
status operational
subjectTo Philippine environmental and water regulations
turbineType Francis turbine
upstreamFrom San Roque Dam
watercourse Agno River

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Agno River hasDam Binga Dam
Benguet contains Binga Dam
Ambuklao Dam locatedUpstreamOf Binga Dam
San Roque Dam locatedNear Binga Dam