The Yedisu Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Peri River (a tributary of the Euphrates), in Kiğı district of Bingöl Province, Turkey. Its primary purpose is hydroelectric power generation and is the second dam in the Peri River cascade. Construction on the dam began in 2009 and its power station was commissioned in 2011. The entire project was inaugurated in 2012. It is owned and operated by Özaltın Energy.[1][2][3]

Yedisu Dam
Yedisu Dam is located in Turkey
Yedisu Dam
Location of Yedisu Dam in Turkey
CountryTurkey
LocationKiğı district, Bingöl Province
Coordinates39°16′35.09″N 40°22′22.41″E / 39.2764139°N 40.3728917°E / 39.2764139; 40.3728917
PurposePower, regulation
StatusOperational
Construction began2009
Opening date2012
Owner(s)Özaltın Energy
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment, gravity section
ImpoundsPeri River
Height44 m (144 ft)
Commission date2011
TypeRun-of-the-river
Turbines3
Installed capacity24 MW
Annual generation28 GWh (2014)

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  1. ^ "Yedisu Dam and HEPP" (in Turkish). Ozaltin. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Yedisu DAM OPENED FOR BUSINESS AND HEPP" (in Turkish). Ozaltin. 4 February 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Our Dams" (in Turkish). Kigi Government. Retrieved 5 March 2016.