Çetin Dam
| Çetin Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of Çetin Dam in Turkey | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Coordinates | 37°58′28″N 42°22′38″E / 37.97444°N 42.37722°ECoordinates: 37°58′28″N 42°22′38″E / 37.97444°N 42.37722°E |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Under construction |
| Construction began | December 2011 |
| Opening date | 2016 (est.) |
| Construction cost | US$678 million |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Asphalt-Concrete Core Rock-Fill Dam |
| Impounds | Botan River |
| Height | 145 m (476 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Surface area | 10 km2 (4 sq mi) |
| Max. length | 20 km (12 mi) |
| Power station | |
| Commission date | 2016 (est.) |
| Hydraulic head | 140 m (459 ft) |
| Turbines | 3 x 135 MW Francis-type |
| Installed capacity | 405 MW[1] |
| Annual generation | 1100 GWh (est.) |
The Çetin Dam is a rock-fill dam with an asphalt-concrete core, currently being constructed on the Botan River in Siirt Province, Turkey. The dam will be located directly downstream of the Botan and Büyük River confluence and have a height of 145 m (476 ft). The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation. The dam's power plant will house three 135 MW Francis turbine-generators. Also part of the Çetin project is a smaller dam 6 km (4 mi) downstream with 45 m (148 ft) in height. The Çetin lower dam will regulate outflows from the Çetin main dam and also produce hydroelectric power with a 112 MW capacity via two 56 MW Kaplan turbine-generators.
The owner is the Norwegian, Statkraft, at a cost of US $678 million. The Contractor is Yϋksel-iLci Joint Venture, Aphalt Core Subcontractor is Veidekke Industri AS. Of the six dams to be built on the Botan River, it will have the largest power plant. Construction on the main dam began in December 2011 and the power plant was expected to be complete in 2015. [2][3] The project has experienced delays due to Kurdistan Workers' Party attacks on the construction site and equipment. In February 2016, Statkraft suspended construction.[4]
See also
- Alkumru Dam – downstream, completed in 2011
References
- ↑ "Hydro News" (PDF). Andritz. 2012. p. 9. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
- ↑ "Çetin Hydropower Project" (PDF). Statkraft. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
- ↑ "Norway's Statkraft to build 517-MW Cetin in Turkey". Hydro World. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
- ↑ "Norway's Statkraft in the HES 'Cetin arrived" (in Turkish). Vatan. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
