Don Sahong Dam
| Don Sahong Dam | |
|---|---|
| Country | Laos |
| Location | Champasak Province |
| Coordinates | 13°56′37.87″N 105°57′22.62″E / 13.9438528°N 105.9562833°E |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | January 2016 |
| Opening date | January 2020 |
| Construction cost | $500 million |
| Owner(s) | Mega First Corporation Berhad (80%) Électricité du Laos (20%) |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Mekong |
| Height | 22.5 m |
| Elevation at crest | 77 m |
| Dam volume | 130,000 m3 |
| Power Station | |
| Commission date | January 2020 |
| Type | Run-of-the-river |
| Hydraulic head | 17 m |
| Turbines | 4 x 65 MW |
| Installed capacity | 260 MW |
| Annual generation | 2000 GW·h |
The Don Sahong is a hydroelectric dam commissioned in 2020 on the Mekong River in Siphandone area of Champasak Province, Laos, less than two kilometers upstream of the Laos–Cambodia border.