Alkumru Dam

Dam in Siirt

37°57′33″N 42°05′34″E / 37.95917°N 42.09278°E / 37.95917; 42.09278StatusOperationalConstruction began2008Opening date2011Construction costUS$ 465 millionOwner(s)Turkish State Hydraulic WorksDam and spillwaysType of damEmbankment, rock-fillImpoundsBotan RiverHeight (foundation)134 m (440 ft)Height (thalweg)100 m (328 ft)Length1,058 m (3,471 ft)^[1]Dam volume13,000,000 m³ (17,003,358 cu yd)Power StationCommission date2011Turbines3 x 88.5 MW Francis-typeInstalled capacity265.5 MW^[2]

The Alkumru Dam is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Botan River, located 14 km (9 mi) east of Siirt in Siirt Province, Turkey. The dam was constructed between 2008 and 2011. It was inaugurated by President Abdullah Gül and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on 19 May 2011.^[3] Its primary purpose is hydroelectric power generation and it supports a 265.5 MW power station. The first two generators were commissioned in March 2011 with the third and final in April 2011.^[4]

References

^ "Alkumru Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant" (in Turkish). Limak. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
^ "Andritz to equip Turkey's 265.5-MW Alkumru". HydroWorld. 3 February 2009. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
^ "Turkey's fifth largest dam opens in Siirt, two more to come". Today's Zaman. 20 May 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-12-06. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
^ "HES Alkumru" (in Turkish). Limak Yatirim. Retrieved 21 November 2011.

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Power stations in Turkey

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Geothermal	Gümüşköy – 13 MW Kızıldere – 95 MW
Hydroelectric	Adıgüzel – 62 MW Akköprü – 115 MW Aksu – 13 MW Alaköprü – 26 MW Alkumru – 265.5 M Almus – 27 MW Alpaslan-1 – 160 MW Alpaslan-2 – 280 MW Altınkaya – 700 MW Arkun – 237 MW Artvin – 340 MW Aslantaş – 138 MW Atasu – 5 MW Atatürk – 2,400 MW Bahçelik – 7 MW Batman – 160 MW Berdan – 10 MW Berke – 510 MW Birecik – 672 MW Borçka – 300 MW Boyabat – 513 MW Burç Bendi – 27.9 MW Çamlıgöze – 33 MW Çatalan – 169 MW Çetin – 405 MW Çınarcık – 100 MW Cindere – 29 MW Çine – 47 MW Cizre −240 MW Demirköprü – 69 MW Derbent – 58 MW Deriner – 670 MW Devecikonağı – 29 MW Dicle – 110 MW Ermenek – 300 MW Garzan – 49 MW Gezende – 159 MW Gökçekaya – 278 MW Gönen – 11 MW Güllübağ – 96 MW Gürsöğüt −242 MW
Solar	Greenway CSP Mersin – 6 MW Karapınar – 1,000 MW
Waste	Istanbul Waste Power Plant
Wind	Aliağa – 193 MW Bahçe – 135 MW Çanta – 47.5 MW Dağpazarı – 39 MW Mut – 33 MW Şamlı – 174 MW Soma – 140.4 MW