Kirazlık Dam
Kirazlık Dam is located in Turkey
Kirazlık Dam
Location of Kirazlık Dam in Turkey
Official nameKirazlık Regulator and Hydroelectric Power Plant
CountryTurkey
Coordinates37°55′22″N 042°03′39″E / 37.92278°N 42.06083°E / 37.92278; 42.06083
PurposeRegulation, power
StatusOperational
Construction began2009
Opening date2011
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsBotan River
Height60 m (197 ft)[1]
Spillway typeGate-controlled
Power Station
Commission date2013
TypeRun-of-the-river[2]
Turbines3 x 15 MW Kaplan-type
Installed capacity45 MW
Annual generation165 million kWh

The Kirazlık Dam is a gravity dam on the Botan River, 9 km (6 mi) east of Siirt in Siirt Province of southeastern Turkey. The purpose of the dam is to regulate the outflow of the Alkumru Dam upstream and to produce hydroelectric power with a run-of-the-river design. The dam was completed in late 2011 and the power station become operational in 2013. The power plant houses three 15 MW Kaplan turbine-generators.[3][4][5]

References

  1. "Projects and References". Sangari. Archived from the original on 14 June 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  2. "HES Kirazlik". Limak Yatirim. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  3. "$60 million dam completed" (in Turkish). Siirt Haber Ajansi. Archived from the original on 29 August 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  4. "Kirazlık Regulator and Hydroelectric Power Plant". Limak Holding. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  5. "Siirt Limak Investment, Statkraft and Baren Energy 's" (in Turkish). Limak Holding. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.