Baram Dam
| Baram Dam | |
|---|---|
| Official name | Empangan Baram |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Location | Sarawak |
| Coordinates | 3°22′59″N 114°34′4″E / 3.38306°N 114.56778°E |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Proposed |
| Construction cost | RM4 billion |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity, roller-compacted concrete |
| Impounds | Baram River |
| Height | 162 m (531 ft) |
| Length | 685 m (2,247 ft) |
| Elevation at crest | 180 m (591 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Catchment area | 8,966 km2 (3,462 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 389 square kilometres (150 sq mi; 96,000 acres) |
| Normal elevation | 178 m (584 ft) |
| Power Station | |
| Turbines | 4 x Francis-type |
| Installed capacity | 1,200 MW |
The Baram Dam, also known as Baram 1 Dam and Baram Hydro-electric Dam Project (Malay: Empangan Baram) is a proposed gravity dam on the Baram River in Sarawak, Malaysia. The site of the dam is 250 kilometres (160 miles) inland from Miri, the second largest city in Sarawak. The dam is part of the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy and, if completed, would support a 1,200 MW power station. In November 2015, the Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem announced that the Sarawak government had decided to shelf the Baram Dam because the people in Baram did not welcome the plan.