Pembelik Dam

Dam in Karakoçan district, Elazığ Province

39°5′0.81″N 39°53′43.35″E / 39.0835583°N 39.8953750°E / 39.0835583; 39.8953750PurposePowerStatusOperationalConstruction began2009Opening date2015Owner(s)Limak Energy/Bilgin EnergyDam and spillwaysType of damEmbankment, gravity sectionImpoundsPeri RiverHeight (foundation)88 m (289 ft)Height (thalweg)81 m (266 ft)Length500 m (1,600 ft)Dam volume838,000 m³ (1,096,000 cu yd)^[1]ReservoirTotal capacity358,310,000 m³ (290,490 acre⋅ft)Commission date2015TypeConventionalHydraulic head77 m (253 ft) (gross)Turbines2 x 63.5 MW Francis-typeInstalled capacity127 MWAnnual generation410 GWh (est.)

The Pembelik Dam is a gravity dam on the Peri River (a tributary of the Euphrates), in Karakoçan district of Elazığ Province, Turkey. Its primary purpose is hydroelectric power generation and is the fourth dam in the Peri River cascade. Construction on the dam began in 2009 and its two generators were commissioned in February/March 2015. The 88 m (289 ft) tall roller-compacted concrete dam faced opposition from locals and construction was briefly suspended in 2014. It is owned and operated by Limak Energy and Bilgin Energy.^[2]

References

^ "RCC Dam Database". Malcolm Dunstan & Associates. Archived from the original on 23 September 2006. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
^ "Pembelik Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant". Bilgin Energy. Retrieved 5 March 2016.