TORTUM HEPP
Tortum Hydroelectric Power Plant was built on Tortum Lake in Uzundere district of Erzurum province. The power plant with an installed power of 26.2 MW (2x5,6MW+2x7.5MW) has an annual power generation capacity of 100 million kWh.
Tortum Lake was formed as a result of a mountain landslide in the west of today's Balıklı Village in the mid-1700s. The construction of Tortum Hydroelectric Power Plant started in 1952, and units 1 and 2 were completed and put into operation in 1960. Units 3 and 4, which were assembled after the third stage expansion construction, were put into service in 1972.
The filling volume of the Concrete Threshold (Natural lake) body is 3.185 m³, its length is 79 m, the lake volume is 57.5 hm³ and the lake area is 4.1 km².
Highlights
YEAR OF CONSTRUCTION
1960
WATER CAPACITY
57,5 hm³
INSTALLED POWER
26,2 MW
ANNUAL PRODUCTION
100 GWh
LOCATION
Erzurum
TURBINE TYPE
Vertical Francis
NUMBER OF UNITS
4
BASIN
Çoruh
TORTUM HEPP
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Contact Info
Çağlayanlı Köyü Uzundere/Erzurum
0442 792 23 33-0442 792 20 38
0442 792 20 63