Çetin Dam

Çetin Dam
Location of Çetin Dam in Turkey
Country	Turkey
Coordinates	37°58′28″N 42°22′38″E / 37.97444°N 42.37722°E / 37.97444; 42.37722Coordinates: 37°58′28″N 42°22′38″E / 37.97444°N 42.37722°E / 37.97444; 42.37722
Purpose	Power
Status	Under construction
Construction began	December 2011
Opening date	2016 (est.)
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	2016 (est.)
Hydraulic head	140 m (459 ft)
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.

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. Construction on the main dam began in December 2011 and the power plant was expected to be complete in 2015. ^[2][3] The project has experienced delays due to Kurdistan Workers' Party attacks on the construction site and equipment. In February 2016, Statkraft suspended construction.^[4]

See also

• Alkumru Dam – downstream, completed in 2011

References