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]