Tatar Dam

Dam in Kovancılar district, Elazığ Province

38°51′47.06″N 39°49′0.81″E / 38.8630722°N 39.8168917°E / 38.8630722; 39.8168917PurposePowerStatusOperationalConstruction began2008Opening date2015Owner(s)Limak Energy/Bilgin EnergyDam and spillwaysType of damEmbankment, earth-fill clay-coreImpoundsPeri RiverHeight (foundation)82 m (269 ft)Height (thalweg)74 m (243 ft)Elevation at crest920 m (3,020 ft)ReservoirTotal capacity299,570,000 m³ (242,870 acre⋅ft)Active capacity58,300,000 m³ (47,300 acre⋅ft)Inactive capacity241,270,000 m³ (195,600 acre⋅ft)Catchment area5,379 km² (2,077 sq mi)Commission date2015TypeConventionalHydraulic head70 m (230 ft) (gross)Turbines2 x 64 MW Francis-typeInstalled capacity128 MWAnnual generation400 GWh (est.)

The Tatar Dam is an earth-fill dam on the Peri River (a tributary of the Euphrates), near the village of Tatarköy in Kovancılar district of Elazığ Province, Turkey. Its primary purpose is hydroelectric power generation and is the sixth and last dam in the Peri River cascade, before Lake Keban. Construction on the dam began in 2008 and it began impounding its reservoir in early 2013. The power station was commissioned in late 2015. Its two generators were commissioned in February/March 2015. The 82 m (269 ft) tall dam withholds a reservoir of 299,570,000 m³ (242,870 acre⋅ft).^[1] It is owned and operated by Limak Energy and Bilgin Energy.^[2]

References

^ "Tatar Hydroelectricity Power Plant". Ekobil Environmental Services and Consultancy. 30 October 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
^ "Tatar Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant". Bilgin Energy. Retrieved 5 March 2016.