Rudbar Lorestan Dam

Rudbar Lorestan Dam
Location of Rudbar Lorestan Dam in Iran
Country Iran
Coordinates 32°54′14″N 49°41′03″E / 32.90389°N 49.68417°E / 32.90389; 49.68417Coordinates: 32°54′14″N 49°41′03″E / 32.90389°N 49.68417°E / 32.90389; 49.68417
Purpose Power
Status operational
Construction began 2003
Opening date 2016
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Gravity, roller-compacted concrete
Impounds Rudbar River
Height (foundation) 155 m (509 ft)
Height (thalweg) 158 m (518 ft)
Length 185 m (607 ft)
Elevation at crest 1,765 m (5,791 ft)
Width (crest) 15 m (49 ft)
Dam volume 4,596,000 m3 (6,011,341 cu yd)
Spillways 2
Spillway type Tunnel with flip-buckets
Spillway capacity 3,342 m3/s (118,022 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Total capacity 228,000,000 m3 (184,843 acre⋅ft)
Active capacity 124,000,000 m3 (100,528 acre⋅ft)
Surface area 4.11 km2 (2 sq mi)
Maximum length 20 km (12 mi)
Maximum width 20 m (66 ft)
Power Station
Commission date 2017
Turbines 2 x 225 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity 450 MW
Annual generation 986 GWh (est.)[1]

Rudbar Lorestan Dam 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].

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References

  1. ↑ "Rudbar Lorestan Technical Information". IWPCO. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  2. ↑ http://en.iwpco.ir/default.aspx
  3. ↑ http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/m/gezhouba/2016-09/23/content_26878862.htm
  4. ↑ http://www.hydroworld.com/articles/2017/05/450-mw-rudbar-lorestan-hydroelectric-plant-opens-in-iran.html


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