Sardasht Dam
| Sardasht Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of Sardasht Dam in Iran | |
| Country | Iran |
| Location | Sardasht, Sardasht County, West Azerbaijan |
| Coordinates | 36°04′51.8″N 45°33′59.1″E / 36.081056°N 45.566417°ECoordinates: 36°04′51.8″N 45°33′59.1″E / 36.081056°N 45.566417°E |
| Status | Under construction |
| Construction began | 2011 |
| Opening date | 2015 (est.) |
| Owner(s) | Iran Water and Power Resources Development Company |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment, rock-fill earth core |
| Impounds | Little Zab |
| Height | 116 m (381 ft) |
| Length | 275 m (902 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 545,000,000 m3 (441,839 acre·ft) |
| Power station | |
| Installed capacity | 120 MW |
| Annual generation | 482 GWh |
The Sardasht Dam is an embankment dam currently under construction on the Little Zab 13 km (8 mi) southeast of Sardasht in the Iranian province of West Azerbaijan. Reconnaissance studies for the dam were completed in 1999 by Moshanir Consulting Engineers Company.[1] When complete, it will be a 116 m (381 ft) tall and 275 m (902 ft) long rock-fill earth core dam. It will support a hydroelectric power station with an installed capacity of 120 MW and expected annual generation of 482 GWh.[2] The construction contract for the dam was awarded in 2009.[3][4] Official construction on the dam began in 2011.[5] The river diversion tunnels were complete in November 2012 in a ceremony attended by Iran's Ministry of Energy Majid Namjoo.[6]
See also
- Silveh Dam – under construction upstream on the Lavin River
- List of dams and reservoirs in Iran
References
- ↑ "IWPC Tender". Iran Water and Power Resources Development Company. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- ↑ "Hydroelectric Project Activity" (in Persian). Farab Energy and Water. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- ↑ "Sardasht Dam and Powerhouse Project". SEPASAD Engineering Co. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- ↑ "Projects - Sardasht Dam and Powerhouse". SEPASAD Engineering Co. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- ↑ "Construction of dams and hydroelectric power plant began operation Sardasht" (in Persian). Shasa. 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- ↑ بهره برداری از سیستم انحراف آب سد سردشت با حضور وزیر نیرو آغاز شد (in Persian). WNN.ir. 12 November 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
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