Bağıştaş 2 Dam

Dam in Bağıştaş İliç, Erzincan Province

39°25′41.05″N 038°24′49.10″E / 39.4280694°N 38.4136389°E / 39.4280694; 38.4136389PurposePowerStatusOperationalConstruction began2010Opening date2014Owner(s)State Hydraulic WorksDam and spillwaysType of damGravityImpoundsKarasu RiverHeight18.5 m (61 ft)Commission date2012-2013TypeRun-of-the-riverTurbines3 x 16.2 MWInstalled capacity48.6 MW

The Bağıştaş 1 Dam is a gravity dam on the Karasu River near İliç in Erzincan Province, eastern Turkey. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports a 48.6 MW power station. Construction began in 2010 and the generators were commissioned in 2012 and 2013. The dam and power plant are owned and operated by the State Hydraulic Works.^[1]^[2]

References

^ "DS 8 REGIONAL OFFICE - ERZURUM". State Hydraulic Works. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
^ "Bağıştaş 2 HPP (Hydroelectric Power Plant)". Enerji Atlasi. Retrieved 4 March 2016.