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The Perak River Hydroelectric Dam ( Chenderoh) Under Construction

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Subject :The Perak River Hydroelectric Dam ( Chenderoh) Under Construction
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Location : Tasik Chenderoh, Kuala Kangsar, Perak
Estimated Year : 1923
Media Type : Photograph
Source : Ian Anderson, Ipoh / Kinta Properties Group
Remark : This picture shows a visitor inside the Chenderoh Power Station Dam under construction in the early 1920s. Denoted on the photograph is that they were below the water level.

Located in Tasik Chenderoh, near Kuala Kangsar, Perak, this is the oldest hydroelectric dam and the oldest power station in Malaysia. It was constructed by the British Federated Malay States administration for the Perak River Hydro-Electric Power Company Ltd.

To see the second photograph in this series, click here.

To read about the Perak River Hydro-Electric Power Company Ltd, click here.

Filename : 20070730-063