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Seyrantepe Dam
The Seyrantepe Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Peri River (a tributary of the Euphrates), located northwest of Karakoçan on the border of Elazığ Province, Elazığ and Tunceli Provinces, Turkey. Its primary purpose is hydroelectric power generation and is the fifth dam in the Peri River cascade. Construction on the dam began in 2003 and its power station was commissioned in 2008. It contains two 29.39 MW Francis turbine-generators for a total installed capacity of 58.78 MW. It is owned and operated by Limak Energy and Bilgin Energy. The sand and gravel-fill dam is tall. At the opening of the hydro plant, President (then-Prime Minister) Recep Tayyip Erdoğan used the opportunity to attack environmentalist critics, a campaign he sustained in office: he said "While making these investments we are also taking the natural life into consideration. We know that most of the [environmentalist] criticisms in the media in this regard are ideological. On the other hand, we ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karakoçan
Karakoçan ( ota, تپه ''Tepe'', ku, Dep, hy, italic=yes, Oxi) is a town of Elazığ Province in the Eastern Anatolia Region, Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. It is the seat of Karakoçan District.İlçe Belediyesi Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 21 December 2022. Its population is 14,811 (2021). The mayor is Ayhan Akbaba (AKP). Karakoçan is located on a stony plain that is watered by a stream that flows to the Peri Su. It is the successor of the ancient and medieval town of Bağın, located on the Peri Su to the northwest. Election results Municipality elections 2019 Turkish local elections, Municipality Elections 2019 2014 Tu ...
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