Upper Kaleköy Dam

Upper Kaleköy Dam
Location of Upper Kaleköy Dam in Turkey
Official name Yukarı Kaleköy Baraji ve HEPP
Country Turkey
Location Kale, Solhan, Bingöl Province
Coordinates 38°48′40.42″N 41°2′34.44″E / 38.8112278°N 41.0429000°E / 38.8112278; 41.0429000Coordinates: 38°48′40.42″N 41°2′34.44″E / 38.8112278°N 41.0429000°E / 38.8112278; 41.0429000
Purpose Power
Status Under construction
Construction began 2012
Opening date 2017 (est.)
Owner(s) Kalehan Energy Generation
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Gravity, roller-compacted concrete
Impounds Murat River
Height (foundation) 150 m (490 ft)
Height (thalweg) 137.5 m (451 ft)
Length 516.42 m (1,694.3 ft)
Dam volume 2,474,000 m3 (3,236,000 cu yd)
Spillway capacity 8,777 m3/s (310,000 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Total capacity 783,800,000 m3 (635,400 acre·ft)
Power station
Commission date 2017 (est.)
Type Conventional
Hydraulic head 132.5 m (435 ft) (gross)
Turbines 3 x 202 MW, 1 x 30.6 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity 636.6 MW
Annual generation 1,505 GWh (est.)

The Upper Kaleköy Dam, also known as the Yukarı Kaleköy Dam, is a gravity dam currently under construction on the Murat River near the town of Kale in Solhan district of Bingöl Province, eastern Turkey. Construction on the dam began in 2012 and it is expected to be completed in 2017. It is one of six major dams planned for the river. Its primary purpose is hydroelectric power generation an it will support a 636.6 MW hydroelectric power station. The 150 m (490 ft) tall dam will withhold a reservoir of 783,800,000 m3 (635,400 acre·ft). It is owned by Kalehan Energy Generation.[1]

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References

  1. "Upper Kalekoy Dam and HEPP". Kalehan Energy Group. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
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