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Rudbar Lorestan Dam

Dam in Iran

Dam

32°54′14″N 49°41′03″E / 32.90389°N 49.68417°E / 32.90389; 49.68417PurposePowerStatusoperationalConstruction began2003Opening date2016Dam and spillwaysType of damGravity, roller-compacted concreteImpoundsRudbar RiverHeight (foundation)155 m (509 ft)Height (thalweg)158 m (518 ft)Length185 m (607 ft)Elevation at crest1,765 m (5,791 ft)Width (crest)15 m (49 ft)Dam volume4,596,000 m³ (6,011,341 cu yd)Spillways2Spillway typeTunnel with flip-bucketsSpillway capacity3,342 m³/s (118,022 cu ft/s)ReservoirTotal capacity228,000,000 m³ (184,843 acre⋅ft)Active capacity124,000,000 m³ (100,528 acre⋅ft)Surface area4.11 km² (2 sq mi)Maximum length20 km (12 mi)Maximum width20 m (66 ft)Power StationCommission date2017Turbines2 x 225 MW Francis-typeInstalled capacity450 MWAnnual generation986 GWh (est.)^[1]

Rudbar Lorestan Dam (Persian: سد رودبار لرستان) is a hydroelectric dam on the Rudbar River, a tributary of the Dez River, in Iran's Lorestan Province with an installed electricity generating capability of 450 MW. It was scheduled to become operational in 2013.^[2] Finally, the dam was completed on September 15, 2016.^[3] The hydroelectric plant consisting of two 225-MW vertical Francis turbine-generator units has begun operating on May 31, 2017.^[4]

References

^ "Rudbar Lorestan Technical Information". IWPCO. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
^ "Home - Iran Water and Power Resources Development Co". en.iwpco.ir. Archived from the original on 2008-12-05.
^ "Iran Rudbar Lorestan hydropower dam undertaken by CGGC completed".
^ "Your Dedicated Source of Hydropower News".