Upper Kaleköy Dam Explained

Upper Kaleköy Dam
Name Official:Yukarı Kaleköy Baraji ve HEPP
Location Map:Turkey
Coordinates:38.8112°N 41.0429°W
Country:Turkey
Location:Kale, Solhan, Bingöl Province
Purpose:Power
Status:O
Construction Began:2012
Opening:February 2018
Owner:Kalehan Energy Generation
Dam Type:Gravity, roller-compacted concrete
Dam Crosses:Murat River
Dam Length:516.42m (1,694.29feet)
Dam Height Foundation:150m (490feet)
Dam Height Thalweg:137.5m (451.1feet)
Dam Volume:2474000m2
Spillway Capacity:8777m3/s
Res Capacity Total:783800000m2
Plant Commission:April 2018
Plant Type:Conventional
Plant Turbines:3 x 202 MW, 1 x 30.6 MW Francis-type
Plant Hydraulic Head:132.5m (434.7feet) (gross)
Plant Capacity:636.6 MW
Plant Annual Gen:1,505 GWh (est.)

The Upper Kaleköy Dam, also known as the Yukarı Kaleköy Dam, is a gravity dam on the Murat River near the town of Kale in Solhan district of Bingöl Province, eastern Turkey. Construction on the dam began in 2012 and was completed in 2018.[1] It is one of six major dams planned for the river. Its primary purpose is hydroelectric power generation and it supports a 636.6 MW hydroelectric power station. The 150m (490feet) tall dam withholds a reservoir of 783800000m2. It is owned by Kalehan Energy Generation.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: UPPER KALEKÖY DAM AND HEPP. Kalehan Energy Group.
  2. Web site: Upper Kalekoy Dam and HEPP. Kalehan Energy Group. 3 March 2016. 7 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160307115503/http://www.kalehan.com.tr/en/projects/yukari-kalekoy-dam-and-hepp.html. dead.