Artvin is a 332MW hydro power project. It is located on Coruh river/basin in Artvin, Turkey. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. The project construction commenced in 2011 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2016.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Hydropower | 332 | 332 | – | Active | Artvin, Turkey | Dogus Insaat Ve Ticaret |
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Description
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The project is developed and owned by Dogus Insaat Ve Ticaret. The company has a stake of 100%.
Artvin is a reservoir based project. The hydro reservoir capacity is 167 million cubic meter. The gross head of the project is 113m. The project generated 1,025 GWh of electricity. The project cost is $374m.
Development Status
The project construction commenced in 2011 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2016.
Contractors Involved
GE Renewable Energy was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 2 units of francis turbines, each with 170MW nameplate capacity.
GE Renewable Energy supplied 2 electric generators for the project. The generator capacity is 197 MVA.
About Dogus Insaat Ve Ticaret
Dogus Insaat Ve Ticaret AS (Dogus Insaat), a subsidiary of Dogus Holding AS, is a construction service provider. The company offers design, development, and project management services. It constructs and develops bridges, viaducts and crossings, roads, tunnels, hydro electric power plants, diversion tunnels, ports, irrigation projects, marinas, and sewage systems. Dogus Insaat also constructs malls, hotels, office buildings, and residential and industrial buildings. The company operates projects such as construction and upgrade of Rayyan Road, Ankara-Sivas Railway Project, Komurhan Bridge Connection Tunnel and Road, Edirne-Kinali Motorway, Boyabat Dam and Hepp, Artvin Dam and Hepp, and Sinop-Boyabat Highway, among others. It has operations in Libya, Turkey, Morocco, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Qatar, Bulgaria, and Saudi Arabia. Dogus Insaat is headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey.
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