Country Turkey Status Operational Construction began 2011 | Purpose Power Opening date 2015 Impound Murat River | |
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Location Beyhan, Palu, Elazığ Province Owner(s) Kalehan Energy Generation | ||
The Beyhan I Dam is a gravity dam on the Murat River near the village of Beyhan in Palu district, Elazığ Province, Turkey. The primary purpose of the 97 m (318 ft) tall dam roller-compacted concrete dam is power and it supports a 582 MW hydroelectric power station. Construction on the dam began in 2011 and its first generator was commissioned in March 2015, the other three that same year. It is owned by Kalehan Energy Generation.
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