Çetin Dam
| Çetin Dam | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Coordinates | 37°58′28″N 42°22′38″E / 37.97444°N 42.37722°ECoordinates: 37°58′28″N 42°22′38″E / 37.97444°N 42.37722°E |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | U |
| Construction began | December 2011 |
| Opening date | 2015 |
| Construction cost | US$678 million |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Asphalt-Concrete Core Rock-Fill Dam |
| Impounds | Botan River |
| Height | 145 m (476 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Surface area | 10 km2 (4 sq mi) |
| Max. length | 20 km (12 mi) |
| Power station | |
| Commission date | 2015 |
| Turbines | 3 x 135 MW Francis-type |
| Installed capacity | 405 MW[1] |
| Annual generation | 1100 GWh (est.) |
The Çetin Dam is a rock-fill dam with an asphalt-concrete core, currently being constructed on the Botan River in Siirt Province, Turkey. The dam will be located directly downstream of the Botan and Büyük River confluence and have a height of 145 m (476 ft). The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation. The dam's power plant will house three 135 MW Francis turbine-generators. Also part of the Çetin project is a smaller dam 6 km (4 mi) downstream with 45 m (148 ft) in height. The Çetin lower dam will regulate outflows from the Çetin main dam and also produce hydroelectric power with a 112 MW capacity via two 56 MW Kaplan turbine-generators. Construction on the main dam began in December 2011 and the power plant is expected to be complete in 2015. The owner is the Norwegian, Statkraft, at a cost of US $678 million. The Contractor is Yϋksel-iLci Joint Venture, Aphalt Core Subcontractor is Veidekke Industri AS. Of the six dams to be built on the Botan River, it will have the largest power plant 550 MW.[2][3]
See also
- Alkumru Dam – downstream, completed in 2011
References
- ↑ "Hydro News". Andritz. 2012. p. 9. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
- ↑ "Çetin Hydropower Project". Statkraft. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
- ↑ "Norway's Statkraft to build 517-MW Cetin in Turkey". Hydro World. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
