Bağıştaş 2 Dam Explained

Bağıştaş 2 Dam
Name Official:Bağıştaş 2 Baraji ve HEPP
Location Map:Turkey
Coordinates:39.4281°N 38.4136°W
Country:Turkey
Location:Bağıştaş İliç, Erzincan Province
Purpose:Power
Status:O
Construction Began:2010
Opening:2014
Owner:State Hydraulic Works
Dam Type:Gravity
Dam Crosses:Karasu River
Dam Height:18.5m (60.7feet)
Plant Commission:2012-2013
Plant Type:Run-of-the-river
Plant Turbines:3 x 16.2 MW
Plant Capacity:48.6 MW

The Bağıştaş 1 Dam is a gravity dam on the Karasu River near İliç in Erzincan Province, eastern Turkey. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports a 48.6 MW power station. Construction began in 2010 and the generators were commissioned in 2012 and 2013. The dam and power plant are owned and operated by the State Hydraulic Works.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: DS 8 REGIONAL OFFICE - ERZURUM . State Hydraulic Works . 4 March 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151031162421/http://www2.dsi.gov.tr/bolge/dsi8/erzincan.htm . 31 October 2015 .
  2. Web site: Bağıştaş 2 HPP (Hydroelectric Power Plant). Enerji Atlasi. 4 March 2016.