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Deralok Dam

Dam in Dohuk Governorate, Kurdistan Region

37°4′17″N 43°39′29″E / 37.07139°N 43.65806°E / 37.07139; 43.65806PurposePower, flood controlStatusUnder constructionConstruction beganOctober 2016Opening date2020 (est.)Construction cost$168 millionOwner(s)Kurdistan Regional GovernmentDam and spillwaysType of damGravity, diversion weirImpoundsGreat ZabHeight30 m (98 ft)Height (foundation)29 mHeight (thalweg)26 mLength119 mElevation at crest640 mWidth (crest)5.5 mDam volume200,000 m³Deralok Hydropower StationCommission date2020 (est.)TypeRun-of-the-riverHydraulic head17 mTurbines2 x 18.8 MW Kaplan-typeInstalled capacity37.6 MW

The Rashava-Deralok Dam is a gravity dam currently being constructed on the Great Zab River, just upstream of the town of Deralok in Dohuk Governorate, Kurdistan region of Iraq. The dam will support a 37.6 MW run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station, with the primary purpose to address continued power shortfalls in the region, most precisely to supply the towns of Amadiya and Badinan.^[1]^[2]

According to Kurdish Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, it is the first hydropower project launched by the Kurdistan Regional Government.^[3]

Contractors

The contract to build the dam and power station was awarded to a Boland Payeh - Farab (two iranian construction companies) joint-venture. It is being financed and supervised by the Japan International Cooperation Agency. A signing ceremony was held in December 2013.^[4] The total cost of the project is estimated at $168 million, including $129 million for the dam itself, the remaining consisting in the construction of a 132 kV transmission line and substation, completed in a first stage.^[2]

Timeline

Kurdish Prime Minister inaugurated the project in November 2015, but construction of the dam actually began in October 2016.^[3]^[1] The project is expected to be complete in 2020.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Deralok dam and hydropower plant". www.ttbp.ir. Archived from the original on 2020-03-01. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
^ ^a ^b "Iraq Project Series: Deralok Hydropower Plant Construction Project (Overview)". Youtube. JICA. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
^ ^a ^b "www.rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/191120152". www.rudaw.net. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
^ "The Signing Ceremony for Deralok Hydropower Plant Construction Project, for which JICA provides Japanese ODA loan, was held. | JICA Iraq Office | About JICA | JICA". www.jica.go.jp. Archived from the original on 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2020-04-24.