Country Turkey Status Operational Height 50 m Impound Karasu | Purpose Power Opening date 2015 Construction began 2011 | |
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Official name Bağıştaş 1 Baraji ve HEPP Location Bağıştaş, İliç district, Erzincan Province People also search for Bağıştaş 2 Dam, Çocuktepe Dam | ||
The Bağıştaş 1 Dam is an embankment dam on the Karasu River near Bağıştaş in İliç district of Erzincan Province, eastern Turkey. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports a 140.4 MW power station. Construction began in 2011 and the generators were commissioned in 2015. It was officially dedicated by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on 14 January 2016. The dam and power plant are owned and operated by Ictas Enerji Uretim ve Ticaret AS.
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