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Gotvand Storage Dam And Hydroelectric Power Plant
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General information & History
GOTVAND DAM (Home
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Gotvand
hydroelectric power plant with capacity of 1000 MW (4*250MW) (First Stage) that
can be extended to 2000 MW (second stage) is located at 25 Km north of Shooshtar in Khuzestan province on Karun river. (12 Km upstream of Gotvand
diversion dam)
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Dam specification
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Type of dam:
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Rock fill dam with
central clay core
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Height of dam:
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178 m
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Crest length:
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760 m
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Type of spillway:
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Chute spillway
with a stilling basin
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Volume of
reservoir:
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4500 million m³
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Power house specification
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Type of power
house:
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Surface type
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Capacity:
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1000 MW(4 * 250
MW)
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Average annual
power generation:
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4250 GWh
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Client:
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Iran water & power resources
dev. co.
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Consultant:
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Mahab Ghodss
consulting engineers.
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Specification of main equipment
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Turbine:
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4 * 254 MW
vertical Francis turbines weight of each unit around 550 tons.
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Generator:
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4 * 250 MW generators . Weight of each unit around 900 tons.
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Butterfly valve:
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4 *5.6 m
butterfly valve.
Weight of each
unit around 250 tons.
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Governors:
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4 units , digital type governor.
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Transformers:
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12 * single phase
step-up transformers 105 MVA , 15.75/410 KV
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Hydraulic steel
structure:
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Gates / penstock
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Powerhouse main
cranes:
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2 * 300 Tons
overhead traveling cranes
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