Daryan Dam

Daryan Dam
Location of Daryan Dam in Iran
Country Iran
Location Daryan, Kermanshah Province
Coordinates 35°09′07.89″N 46°18′29.81″E / 35.1521917°N 46.3082806°E / 35.1521917; 46.3082806Coordinates: 35°09′07.89″N 46°18′29.81″E / 35.1521917°N 46.3082806°E / 35.1521917; 46.3082806
Purpose Water diversion for irrigation, power
Status Under construction
Construction began 2009
Opening date 2015
Owner(s) Iran Water and Power Resources Development Co
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Embankment, rock-fill with clay-core
Impounds Sirvan River
Height (foundation) 169 m (554 ft)
Height (thalweg) 146 m (479 ft)
Length 368 m (1,207 ft)
Dam volume 9,700,000 m3 (7,864 acre·ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity 316,300,000 m3 (256,429 acre·ft)
Active capacity 281,000,000 m3 (227,810 acre·ft)
Surface area 10 km2 (4 sq mi)
Max. width 800 m (2,625 ft)[1]
Power station
Commission date 2016/2017 est.
Turbines 3 x 70 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity 210 MW

The Daryan Dam, also spelled Darian, is an embankment dam currently under construction on the Sirvan River just north of Daryan in Paveh County, Kermanshah Province, Iran. The primary purpose of the dam is to supply up to 1,378,000,000 m3 (1,117,000 acre·ft) of water annually to the 48 km (30 mi) long Nosoud Water Conveyance Tunnel where it will irrigate areas of Southwestern Iran. The dam will also have a 210 MW hydroelectric power station. Construction on the dam began in 2009 and the dam began to fill its reservoir in late November 2015. The power station is expected to be operational at the end of 2016.[2] All works are expected to be complete by 2018.[3][4] The dam's diversion tunnel was completed in June 2011.[5] The dam was designed by Stucky of France and consultation was provided by Mahab Ghodss, International Consulting Engineering Co. In August 2010 Farab Co. won the contract to build the power station.[6][7][8] In 2011, workers on the project held a protest against unpaid wages.[9] The dam is also the subject of protest due to the forced relocations and ecological/cultural impact its reservoir will have.[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Water diversion tunnel barrier ' Darian 'opened DA" (in Persian). Kermanshah. 13 July 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Darian city began Pave dam" (in Persian). 23 November 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Darian Dam" (in Persian). Iran Water Resources Management. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "Water Tunnel Nosoud" (in Persian). JTMA. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "Diversion Tunnel for Darian Dam Open" (in Persian). Khaber Farsi. 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  6. ↑ "Technical News" (PDF). Stucky. 2005. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  7. ↑ "Daryan H.E.P.P.". Farab. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  8. ↑ "FARAB won the tender of Darian 210MW power plant". Farab Co. 30 August 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  9. ↑ "Workers Protest and Withdraw From Darian Dam" (in Persian). Rojhelat TV. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  10. ↑ "Darian dam construction on the river Sirwan". Isdle. 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
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