Rudbar Lorestan Dam (
Persian: سد رودبار لرستان) is a
hydroelectric dam on the
Rudbar River
Rudbar ( fa, رودبار, Rudbār) ( Gilaki:, ''rubâr'') is a city and capital of Rudbar County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 11,454, in 3,303 families.
Rudbar is from Tehran and with a variable climate. It ...
, 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. Finally, the dam was completed on September 15, 2016. The hydroelectric plant consisting of two 225-MW vertical Francis turbine-generator units has begun operating on May 31, 2017.
See also
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List of power stations in Iran
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Dams in Iran
References
Hydroelectric power stations in Iran
Dams in Lorestan Province
Gravity dams
Roller-compacted concrete dams
Dams in the Tigris–Euphrates river system
Buildings and structures in Lorestan Province
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