Yonki Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam over the Ramu River that supports the Ramu 1 hydroelectric power plant and the (under construction) Yonki Toe of Dam power plant
Yonki Dam is located in the Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea.
Construction of the Yonki Toe of Dam power plant is currently (May 2011) suspended.
The Highlands Highway passes over the Yonki Dam embankment. The adjacent Yonki villages support the operation of the dam and power station.
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