Aksu Dam

Upcoming dam in Erzurum, Turkey

Dam in Aksu, Erzurum Province

40°36′05″N 41°09′25″E / 40.60139°N 41.15694°E / 40.60139; 41.15694PurposePowerStatusPreliminary constructionOwner(s)State Hydraulic WorksDam and spillwaysType of damEmbankment, rock-fillImpoundsÇoruh RiverHeight (foundation)155 m (509 ft)Height (thalweg)114 m (374 ft)Length364 m (1,194 ft)Elevation at crest1,047 m (3,435 ft)Width (crest)10 m (33 ft)Dam volume1,918,000 m³ (2,508,649 cu yd)Spillway typeControlled chute, six radial gatesSpillway capacity7,157 m³/s (252,747 cu ft/s)ReservoirTotal capacity184,080,000 m³ (149,236 acre⋅ft)Active capacity118,690,000 m³ (96,224 acre⋅ft)Catchment area6,338 km² (2,447 sq mi)Normal elevation1,042 m (3,419 ft)Power StationHydraulic head107 m (351 ft)Turbines4 x 40 MW Francis-typeInstalled capacity160 MWAnnual generation383 GWh (est.)

The Aksu Dam, sometimes referred to as Aksu-Anakol Dam, is a hydropower dam in the preliminary stages of construction near the town of Aksu on the Çoruh River in Erzurum Province, Turkey.^[1] It will have an installed capacity of 160 MW.^[2]

The 114 m high embankment dam is part of the Çoruh Development Plan, a 17-dam-cascade hydropower scheme designed to tap Çoruh River's hydropower potential. Aksu Dam will be located immediately upstream Arkun Dam (237 MW), and immediately downstream Güllübağ Dam (96 MW), both of which are already operational.^[2]

It is expected to generate an average 382.5 GWh of electric power annually, which will contribute to 3.78% of Çoruh basin' hydropower generation and 0.54% of Turkey's.^[3]

Its construction is supervised by Turkey's State Hydraulic Works.^[4] Construction on access roads and diversion tunnels began in 2010.^[5]

References

^ "Su-Yapi'nin 1975 yilindan itibaren hizmet verdiğibaraj ve hidroelektrik santral tesislerinin listes" (PDF). Su-Yapi (in Turkish). 31 July 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Çoruh'un mavi gerdanlikla" (PDF). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
^ "Yukarı Çoruh Havzasındaki Su Yapılarının Enerji Potansiyeli ve Çevresel Etkileşimi" (PDF). Turkish Journal of Hydraulic (in Turkish): 5. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
^ "Aksu Baraji ve HES" (PDF) (in Turkish). Republic of Turkey Ministry of Environment - Environmental Impact Assessment, Permit and Inspection Department. February 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Aksu Baraji" (in Turkish). Pustiler. Archived from the original on 2012-01-10. Retrieved 10 May 2013.

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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