Gökçekaya Dam
Gökçekaya Dam is 43 km (27 mi) north of Alpu town 45 km (28 mi) east of province of Eskişehir in central Turkey and located 60 km (37 mi) downstream of Sarıyar Dam on the Sakarya River which runs into the Black Sea. The Yenice Dam is located downstream.
There is a hydroelectric power plant, established in 1972, at the dam, with a power output of 278 MW (three Francis turbines at 92.8 MW each), generating an average 562 GW·h of hydroelectricity annually.
The construction work on the dam and the power plant started in 1967 and was completed in 1973.
References
- State Hydraulic Works (DSİ), Turkey. "General information on Gökçekaya Dam, Turkey" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2009-11-21. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
External links
- ^ "GÖKÇEKAYA HEPP". www.euas.gov.tr. Retrieved 2024-12-29.