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Yedisu Dam and HEPP

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    FACTS & FIGURES
    Client:

    Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA)
    Location:

    Bingöl, TÜRKİYE
    Owner / Operator:

    Özaltın Energy Company
    Type of Contract:

    Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT)
    Term of Contract:

    49 Years
    Installed Capacity:

    24 MW
    Annual Power Generation:

    72 GWh
    Project Status:

    Operational

    Özaltın Construction Company developed, owns, and operates the 24 MW Yedisu hydropower plant under a Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) contract with a concession period of 49 years. The plant is located on the Peri River, a tributary of the Euphrates River within the borders of Bingöl, a province in eastern Türkiye. Project execution started in 2009. The site was commissioned in mid-2012, and subsequently entered into commercial operation at the end of 2012.

    Development entailed a composite dam consists of a 200-meter long compacted earth fill structure along with a 60-meter long radial gated concrete spillway section near the right end of the earth embankment, and a 70-meter long concrete water intake on the right flank of the spillway adjacent to the right abutment. The dam has a hydraulic height of 22 meters, and makes up a composite length of 346 meters spanning across the entire Peri River valley.

    The powerhouse furnished with three (3) pit-type horizontal Kaplan-turbines, and associated generators rated 8 MW each, with an installed capacity of 24 MW. The annual generating capacity of the power plant is 72 million kWh. For power management, and distribution a 154 kV switchyard, and a 40-kilometer long 154 kV high-voltage overhead transmission line were built to evacuate the produced power to the national electricity grid.