Karkamis is an 189MW hydro power project. It is located on Euphrates river/basin in Gaziantep, Turkey. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. The project construction commenced in 1996 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1999. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project was developed by General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works and is currently owned by Elektrik Uretim.
Karkamis is a run-of-river project. The gross head of the project is 10.55m. The project generated 359.68 GWh of electricity.
Development status
The project construction commenced in 1996 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1999.
Contractors involved
Voith Hydro Holding was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 6 units of kaplan turbines, each with 31.5MW nameplate capacity.
Andritz Hydro supplied electric generator(s) for the project. The generator capacity is 35 MVA.
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