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Vajiralongkorn Dam

The 928th tallest dam in the world

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Vajiralongkorn Dam (RTGS: Khuean Wachiralongkon), also called the Khao Laem Dam, is a concrete-faced rock-fill dam (CFRD) in Thong Pha Phum district, Kanchanaburi province, Thailand. The dam lies across the Khwae Noi River and was renamed Vajiralongkorn Dam after then-Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn on 13 July 2001 when he was crown prince. Vajiralongkorn Dam is Thailand's first CFRD and supplies a 300 MW hydroelectric power station with water. The dam was built and is managed by the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT).

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