Khoda Afarin Dam Explained

Khoda Afarin Dam
Name Official:Azerbaijani: Xudafərin SES, Persian: سد خداآفرین
Location Map:Azerbaijan
Location Map Relief:1
Coordinates:39.1597°N 46.9347°W
Country:Azerbaijan / Iran
Location:Jabrayil District / Khoda Afarin County, East Azerbaijan Province
Status:O
Construction Began:1999
Opening:2008
Owner:Azərenerji ASC / East Azerbaijan Regional Water Authority
Dam Type:Embankment, earth-fill
Dam Height:64m (210feet)[1]
Dam Length:400m (1,300feet)[2]
Dam Crosses:Aras River
Res Name:Khoda Afarin Reservoir
Res Capacity Total:1.612km3[3]
Res Capacity Active:1.495km3
Res Surface:20km2
Plant Capacity:102MW

Khoda Afarin Dam (Persian: سد خداآفرین, also spelled as Khodaafarin Dam or Khudafarin Dam) is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Aras River straddling the international border between Iran and Azerbaijan. It is located west of Khomarlu in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran and southwest of Soltanlı in Jabrayil District, Azerbaijan. Armenian de facto protectorate Republic of Artsakh occupied the area in 1993, during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, but on 18 October 2020, the Azerbaijani forces retook control of the dam during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.[4] It is located 1km (01miles) upstream of the Khudafarin Bridges.

The purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and irrigation. It was conceived as a joint project with the Soviet Union and both sides reached an agreement in October 1977. Designs were finalized in 1982, revised in the early 1990s and construction began in 1999.[5]

The dam began to impound water in 2008. It was inaugurated in 2010. The irrigation works are still underway.[6] During construction, several Bronze Age sites were discovered, including the grave of a Saka-Scythian warrior. The reservoir filling, or impoundment, was delayed in 2008 to accommodate archeological excavations.[7] [8] The dam's power plant has an installed capacity of and is designed to irrigate .[9]

On 19 May 2024, the Khoda Afarin hydroelectric complex was commissioned during the inauguration of the Giz Galasi hydroelectric complex, attended by President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. The Khoda Afarin Reservoir was reported to hold 503 million m3 of water, at 40% of its total capacity.[10] [11] Both stations are expected to produce 368 million kWh annually.[12]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dams (>15 m) Under Construction in IRAN . WRM . 21 April 2012 . 22 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110722022010/http://www.wrm.ir/en/files/Dams%2015m%20Under%20Construction%20%20in%20IRAN.pdf . dead .
  2. Web site: Construction operation of Khoda Afarin dam power plant was begun . https://archive.today/20120729195700/http://www.farab.com/en/news_events/index.asp?aPk=0&tPk=2 . dead . 29 July 2012 . Farab Co. . 21 April 2012 .
  3. Web site: Reducing Transboundary Degradation in the Kura-Ara(k)s River Basin (updated transboundary diagnostic analysis) . September 2013 . Tbilisi, Georgia; Baku, Azerbaijan; Yerevan, Armenia . 26.
  4. News: https://ria.ru/20201018/azerbaydzhan-1580366141.html . ru:Азербайджан взял под контроль Худаферинский мост в Карабахе, заявил Алиев . Azerbaijan took control of the Khudaferin Bridge in Karabakh, Aliyev said . 18 October 2020 . 18 October 2020 . . ru .
  5. Web site: Reducing Transboundary Degradation in the Kura-Ara(k)s River Basin (updated transboundary diagnostic analysis) . September 2013 . Tbilisi, Georgia; Baku, Azerbaijan; Yerevan, Armenia . 2012-04-21 . 2014-02-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140226161232/http://iwlearn.net/iw-projects/1375/reports/Iran_TDA_final.pdf . live.
  6. Web site: fa:سد خداآفرین 30 هزار هکتار از اراضی آذربایجان شرقی را آبیاری خواهد کرد . Khdaafryn dam will irrigate 30 thousand hectares of land in East Azarbaijan . http://www.wnn.ir/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&highlight=&sid=8589 . WNN . 21 April 2012 . fa . 20 April 2010 . 13 February 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120213100519/http://wnn.ir/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&highlight=&sid=8589 . dead .
  7. News: Archaeologists rush to save Bronze Age sites in northwestern Iran . 21 April 2012 . Mehr News Agency (via Payvand Iran News) . 2 December 2008. 22 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201022040228/http://www.payvand.com/news/08/dec/1019.html . dead.
  8. News: Grave of a Saka-Scythian Warrior Discovered at Khoda-Afarin Dam Reservoir . The Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies . 8 December 2008.
  9. Web site: Farab Co. - Energy & Water Projects . www.farab.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111129215438/http://www.farab.com/en/field_of_activities/prjList.asp?abv=H . 2011-11-29.
  10. Web site: Azerbaijan, Iran inaugurate Giz Galasi hydroelectric complex on Aras River . Yeni Şafak . 19 May 2024 .
  11. Web site: Ceremony to commission "Khudafarin" hydroelectric complex and inaugurate "Giz Galasi" hydroelectric complex was held with participation of Azerbaijani and Iranian Presidents . Azerbaijan State News Agency . 19 May 2024.
  12. Web site: Xudanın da afərin dediyi layihə necə həyata keçirildi? . How was the project that God said was "well done" implemented? . Müsavat . az . 21 October 2020 .

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