Burç Bendi Dam
Burç Bendi Dam | |
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Location of Burç Bendi Dam in Turkey | |
Country | Turkey |
Location | Burç, Adıyaman district, Adıyaman Province |
Coordinates | 37°28′6.45″N 38°10′14.44″E / 37.4684583°N 38.1706778°ECoordinates: 37°28′6.45″N 38°10′14.44″E / 37.4684583°N 38.1706778°E |
Purpose | Power |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | January 2008 |
Opening date | November 2010 |
Owner(s) | ČEZ Group |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Gravity |
Impounds | Peri River |
Height (foundation) | 47 m (154 ft) |
Length | 152.5 m (500 ft) |
Dam volume | 67,000 m3 (88,000 cu yd) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 26,600,000 m3 (21,600 acre⋅ft) |
Burç Bendi HES | |
Coordinates | 37°27′48.95″N 38°10′18.32″E / 37.4635972°N 38.1717556°E |
Commission date | 2010 |
Type | Run-of-the-river |
Hydraulic head | 29.19 m (95.8 ft) (rated) |
Turbines | 3 x 9.3 MW vertical Kaplan-type |
Installed capacity | 27.9 MW |
Annual generation | 44.13 GWh |
The Burç Bendi Dam is a gravity dam on the (a tributary of the Euphrates), near the village of Burç in Adıyaman district, Adıyaman Province, Turkey. Its primary purpose is hydroelectric power generation and it supports a 27.9 MW run-of-the-river power station. Construction on the dam began in January 2008 and it was fully operational by 3 November 2010. The 57 m (187 ft) tall concrete dam withholds a reservoir of 26,600,000 m3 (21,600 acre⋅ft). Water is diverted through a 536 m (1,759 ft) long tunnel to the power station downstream which contains three 9.3 vertical Kaplan turbine-generators.[1] It is owned and operated by ČEZ Group.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Burç Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant" (PDF). Hidro Dizayn. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ^ "CEZ's Hydroelectric Powr Plants". CEZ Group. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
Categories:
- Dams in Adıyaman Province
- Dams completed in 2010
- Gravity dams
- Dams in the Euphrates River basin
- Hydroelectric power stations in Turkey
- Run-of-the-river power stations
- 2010 establishments in Turkey
- Energy infrastructure completed in 2010