Country Iraq Opening date 2018 est. Height 23 m Surface area 4.15 km² Construction began 2013 | Status Under construction Type of dam Embankment, earth-fill Catchment area 20,142 km² Construction cost 200 million USD | |
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Purpose Power, irrigation, flood control Owner Kurdistan Regional Government | ||
The Bawanur Dam is an earth-fill dam currently being constructed on the Diyala River just upstream of the town of Bawanur in Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq. The 23 m (75 ft) tall dam will support a 32 MW run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station. It will also serve to control floods and provide water for irrigation. In August 2013, the Kurdistan Regional Government signed a US$200 million contract with the Romanian firm, Hidroconstrucția, to build the dam and power station. The project is expected to be complete in 2018.
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