Baipaza Dam

The Baipaza Dam is a concrete face rock-fill dam on the Vakhsh River about 9 km (5.6 mi) southeast of Yovon in Khatlon Province, Tajikistan. A purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports a 600 MW power station. The first three 150 MW Francis turbine-generators were commissioned in 1985, the fourth in 1986.[2][3] Its reservoir also holds water for the irrigation of some 40,000 ha (99,000 acres) in the Yovon and Obikiik Valleys to the west. This is accomplished by a 7.3 km (4.5 mi) long tunnel which runs from the right back of the reservoir and through a mountain to the valley.[4]

Baipaza Dam
Location of Baipaza Dam in Tajikistan
CountryTajikistan
LocationYovon, Khatlon Province
Coordinates38°16′4.07″N 69°7′24.28″E
PurposePower, irrigation
StatusOperational
Opening date1985 (1985)
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment, concrete-face rock-fill
ImpoundsVakhsh River
Height70 m (230 ft)
Reservoir
Active capacity84,000,000 m3 (68,000 acre⋅ft)[1]
Operator(s)Barki Tojik
Commission date1985-1986
TypeConventional
Turbines4 x 150 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity600 MW
Annual generation3,500 GWh

References
  1. L. Berga; et al., eds. (2006). Dams and reservoirs, societies and environment in the 21st century. London: Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0415404231. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  2. "Baipazan HPP" (in Russian). Barki Tojik. Archived from the original on 16 May 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  3. "Hydroelectric Plants in Tajikistan". IndustCards. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  4. Irrigation in the countries of the former Soviet Union in figures. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 1997. p. 186. ISBN 9789251040713. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
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