It is the largest roller-compacted concrete arch-gravity dam in the World.

The design of the dam was conducted by Malcolm Dunstan & Associates engineering and construction company.

[1] The construction of the dam started on October 25, 2007 and its first generator was operational on November 19, 2011.

The upstream vertical face arch radius is 525 metres (1,722 ft).

The downstream face slope varies form 0.5:1 (H:V) in the center and 0.7:1 (H:V) on the flanks.