Arkun Dam

Dam in İspir, Erzurum Province

40°40′34.25″N 41°17′21.09″E / 40.6761806°N 41.2891917°E / 40.6761806; 41.2891917PurposePowerStatusOperationalConstruction began2011Opening date2014Owner(s)State Hydraulic WorksDam and spillwaysType of damEmbankment, earth-fillImpoundsÇoruh RiverHeight (foundation)188 m (617 ft)Height (thalweg)140 m (459 ft)Dam volume6,774,345 m³ (8,860,509 cu yd)ReservoirCatchment area6,853 km² (2,646 sq mi)Power StationCommission dateJune 2014Hydraulic headDownstream: 225 m (738 ft) (gross)^[1]
Toe: 225 m (738 ft) 121 m (397 ft) (nominal)^[2]TurbinesDownstream: 3 x 75 MW Francis-type
Toe: 2 x 5.96 MW Francis-typeInstalled capacity236.92 MWAnnual generation788 GWh (estimate)

The Arkun Dam an embankment dam on the Çoruh River near İspir in Erzurum Province, Turkey. Construction began in 2011 and the primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation. It is part of the Çoruh Development Plan and its construction is being supervised by Turkey's State Hydraulic Works. The dam and power plant were completed early, in June 2014. Water from the dam's reservoir supplies two power stations; one at the dam's toe (base) (11.92 MW) and the other downstream (225 MW) in Artvin Province.^[1]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Sucu, Sezai. "Çoruh Basin Projects" (PDF) (in Turkish). State Hydraulic Works. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
^ "Introductory File For Capacity Increase Within Arkun Dam and HEPP" (PDF). Dolsar. November 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
^ "As arkun Dam and HEPP was completed in a short period of 4 years" (in Turkish). State Hydraulic Works. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2016.

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Waste	Istanbul Waste Power Plant
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