Burç Bendi Dam

Burç Bendi Dam
Location of Burç Bendi Dam in Turkey
Country Turkey
Location Burç, Adıyaman district, Adıyaman Province
Coordinates 37°28′6.45″N 38°10′14.44″E / 37.4684583°N 38.1706778°E / 37.4684583; 38.1706778Coordinates: 37°28′6.45″N 38°10′14.44″E / 37.4684583°N 38.1706778°E / 37.4684583; 38.1706778
Purpose Power
Status Operational
Construction began January 2008
Opening date November 2010
Owner(s) ČEZ Group
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Gravity
Impounds Peri River
Height (foundation) 47 m (154 ft)
Length 152.5 m (500 ft)
Dam volume 67,000 m3 (88,000 cu yd)
Reservoir
Total capacity 26,600,000 m3 (21,600 acre·ft)
Power station
Name Burç Bendi HES
Coordinates 37°27′48.95″N 38°10′18.32″E / 37.4635972°N 38.1717556°E / 37.4635972; 38.1717556
Commission date 2010
Type Run-of-the-river
Hydraulic head 29.19 m (95.8 ft) (rated)
Turbines 3 x 9.3 MW vertical Kaplan-type
Installed capacity 27.9 MW
Annual generation 44.13 GWh

The Burç Bendi Dam is a gravity dam on the Göksu River (a tributary of the Euphrates), near the village of Burç in Adıyaman district, Adıyaman Province, Turkey. Its primary purpose is hydroelectric power generation and it supports a 27.9 MW run-of-the-river power station. Construction on the dam began in January 2008 and it was fully operational by 3 November 2010. The 57 m (187 ft) tall concrete dam withholds a reservoir of 26,600,000 m3 (21,600 acre·ft). Water is diverted through a 536 m (1,759 ft) long tunnel to the power station downstream which contains three 9.3 vertical Kaplan turbine-generators.[1] It is owned and operated by ČEZ Group.[2]

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References

  1. "Burç Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant" (PDF). Hidro Dizayn. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  2. "CEZ's Hydroelectric Powr Plants". CEZ Group. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
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