Azad Dam Explained

Azad Dam
Location Map:Iran
Coordinates:35.3344°N 46.5489°W
Country:Iran
Location:Sanandaj
Opening:2014
Dam Height:1150NaN0[1]
Dam Length:5950NaN0
Dam Width Crest:150NaN0
Dam Volume:85000000NaN0
Dam Crosses:Gura River
Res Capacity Total:260000000m2
Plant Commission:2014
Plant Turbines:3 x 3.3MW Francis-type, 3 x 166.3MW reversible Francis
Plant Capacity:Conventional max. planned: 10MW[2]
Pumped storage max. planned: 500 MW[3]
Plant Annual Gen:95GWh

Azad Dam (Persian: سد آزاد) is an embankment dam on the Gura River, 400NaN0 west of Sanandaj in Kordestan province, Iran. It is situated in Kurdistan Province and its construction is part of a water management plan for Kurdistan Province.[4] It has an installed electricity generating capacity of 10MW and future pumped storage power plant with a regenerating capacity of 500MW.

The pumped storage power plant is to be connected to the dam via a tunnel of which was built by June 2010. The dam with a length of and a height of, has a maximum storage capacity of 260000000m2 of water. A canal connecting the dam with towns of Qarveh and Dehlegan will annually supply over 0.25km3 of water for agricultural purposes to these towns. As the water table of these towns have gone down by over due to the excessive use of underground water for crop cultivation, the construction of this dam will help to conserve the underground water sources of the area. One village had to be relocated due to construction of the dam and another new village has been built near the body of the dam. It is estimated that Azad dam will yearly produce approximately 95 GWh of electricity. The dam was operational in 2014.[5] [6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Azad Dam . Stratus International . 4 July 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120423152614/http://www.stratusgc.com/en/list-dam.aspx?idprj=14&pg=1 . 23 April 2012 .
  2. Web site: Azad H.E.P.P. . Farab Co. . 16 May 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222061236/http://www.farab.com/en/field_of_activities/prjDetail.asp?abv=H&pk=1024 . 22 February 2014 .
  3. Web site: Azad Pumped Storage HEPP. ASD Group. 6 June 2013.
  4. Web site: Azad dam project in Kurdistan 91 years to be operational. Saba Info. 6 June 2013. Persian.
  5. Web site: fa:استاندار: آبگيري سد آزاد كردستان اواخر سال آينده آغاز مي شود. http://www.magiran.com/npview.asp?ID=1930227. Mag Iran. 6 June 2013. Persian.
  6. Web site: Azad dam project in Kurdistan is 32% physical progress Fars News Agency: Governor of Kurdistan province announced the release of dam improvement of 32%. Saba Info. 6 June 2013. Persian.