Beyhan I Dam

Beyhan I Dam
Location of Beyhan I Dam in Turkey
Country Turkey
Location Beyhan, Palu, Elazığ Province
Coordinates 38°45′6.96″N 040°8′8.78″E / 38.7519333°N 40.1357722°E / 38.7519333; 40.1357722Coordinates: 38°45′6.96″N 040°8′8.78″E / 38.7519333°N 40.1357722°E / 38.7519333; 40.1357722
Purpose Power
Status Operational
Construction began 2011
Opening date 2015
Owner(s) Kalehan Energy Generation
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Gravity, roller-compacted concrete
Impounds Murat River
Height (foundation) 97 m (318 ft)
Height (thalweg) 83.6 m (274 ft)
Length 364 m (1,194 ft)
Dam volume 1,220,000 m3 (1,600,000 cu yd)
Spillway capacity 10,528 m3/s (371,800 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Total capacity 369,060,000 m3 (299,200 acre·ft)
Power station
Commission date 2015
Type Conventional
Hydraulic head 77 m (253 ft) (gross)
Turbines 3 x 186 MW, 1 x 32 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity 590 MW

The Beyhan I Dam is a gravity dam on the Murat River near the village of Beyhan in Palu district, Elazığ Province, Turkey. The primary purpose of the 97 m (318 ft) tall dam roller-compacted concrete dam is power and it supports a 590 MW hydroelectric power station. Construction on the dam began in 2011 and its first generator was commissioned in March 2015, the other three that same year. It is owned by Kalehan Energy Generation.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. "Beyhan I Dam and HEPP". Kalehan Energy Group. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  2. "Beyhan I Hydroelectric Power Plant, Elazig, Turkey". Power Technology. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
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