EUPHRATES BARRAGE BIRECIK BOT PROJECT Facts Project Description Turnkey construction of the Birecik Dam and HEPP, a BOT scheme. The project contains a 2.5 km earth embankment dam/rock dam with core seal with a max. height of 62.5 m. Six Francis turbines with a total installed capacity of 672 MW (each 112 MW) will produce approx. 2.5 billion KWh/year. - Diversion of the Euphrates River for the construction period - Erection of earth fill dam with interior clay core - Intake structures and powerhouse construction - Spillway construction - Grout curtain under the dam structure to improve the water tightness of the adjacent limestone - Transformer station and outdoor switchyard - River dredging operations in the river bed between the dam and the city of Birecik in order to ensure the desir

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