Pembelik Dam Explained

Pembelik Dam
Location Map:Turkey
Coordinates:39.0836°N 39.8954°W
Country:Turkey
Location:Karakoçan district, Elazığ Province
Purpose:Power
Status:O
Construction Began:2009
Opening:2015
Owner:Limak Energy/Bilgin Energy
Dam Type:Embankment, gravity section
Dam Crosses:Peri River
Dam Length:500m (1,600feet)
Dam Height Foundation:88m (289feet)
Dam Height Thalweg:81m (266feet)
Dam Volume:838000m2[1]
Res Capacity Total:358310000m2
Plant Commission:2015
Plant Type:C
Plant Turbines:2 x 63.5 MW Francis-type
Plant Hydraulic Head:77m (253feet) (gross)
Plant Capacity:127 MW
Plant Annual Gen:410 GWh (est.)

The Pembelik Dam is a gravity dam on the Peri River (a tributary of the Euphrates), in Karakoçan district of Elazığ Province, Turkey. Its primary purpose is hydroelectric power generation and is the fourth dam in the Peri River cascade. Construction on the dam began in 2009 and its two generators were commissioned in February/March 2015. The 88m (289feet) tall roller-compacted concrete dam faced opposition from locals and construction was briefly suspended in 2014. It is owned and operated by Limak Energy and Bilgin Energy.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: RCC Dam Database. Malcolm Dunstan & Associates. 5 March 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20060923140552/http://www.rccdams.co.uk/database_results.php. 23 September 2006.
  2. Web site: Pembelik Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant. Bilgin Energy. 5 March 2016.