Yedisu Dam

Dam in Kiğı district, Bingöl Province
39°16′35.09″N 40°22′22.41″E / 39.2764139°N 40.3728917°E / 39.2764139; 40.3728917PurposePower, regulationStatusOperationalConstruction began2009Opening date2012Owner(s)Özaltın EnergyDam and spillwaysType of damEmbankment, gravity sectionImpoundsPeri RiverHeight44 m (144 ft)Commission date2011TypeRun-of-the-riverTurbines3Installed capacity24 MWAnnual generation28 GWh (2014)

The Yedisu Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Peri River (a tributary of the Euphrates), in Kiğı district of Bingöl Province, Turkey. Its primary purpose is hydroelectric power generation and is the second dam in the Peri River cascade. Construction on the dam began in 2009 and its power station was commissioned in 2011. The entire project was inaugurated in 2012. It is owned and operated by Özaltın Energy.[1][2][3]

See also

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References

  1. ^ "Yedisu Dam and HEPP" (in Turkish). Ozaltin. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Yedisu DAM OPENED FOR BUSINESS AND HEPP" (in Turkish). Ozaltin. 4 February 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Our Dams" (in Turkish). Kigi Government. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
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