The Baipaza Dam (Russian: Байпазинская ГЭС; Tajik: Нерӯгоҳи барқи обии Бойғозӣ) is a concrete face rock-fill dam on the Vakhsh River about 9 km (5.6 mi) southeast of Yovon in Khatlon Province, Tajikistan. A purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports a 600 MW power station. The first three 150 MW Francis turbine-generators were commissioned in 1985, the fourth in 1986.[2][3] Its reservoir also holds water for the irrigation of some 40,000 ha (99,000 acres) in the Yovon and Obikiik Valleys to the west. This is accomplished by a 7.3-kilometre-long (4.5 mi) tunnel which runs from the right back of the reservoir and through a mountain to the valley.[4]

Baipaza Dam
Baipaza Dam is located in Tajikistan
Baipaza Dam
Location of Baipaza Dam in Tajikistan
CountryTajikistan
LocationYovon, Khatlon Province
Coordinates38°16′4.07″N 69°7′24.28″E / 38.2677972°N 69.1234111°E / 38.2677972; 69.1234111
PurposePower, irrigation
StatusOperational
Opening date1985; 39 years ago (1985)
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment, concrete-face rock-fill
ImpoundsVakhsh River
Height70 m (230 ft)
Reservoir
Active capacity84,000,000 m3 (68,000 acre⋅ft)[1]
Operator(s)Barki Tojik
Commission date1985-1986
TypeConventional
Turbines4 x 150 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity600 MW
Annual generation3,500 GWh

References

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  1. ^ L. Berga; et al., eds. (2006). Dams and reservoirs, societies and environment in the 21st century. London: Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0415404231. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Baipazan HPP" (in Russian). Barki Tojik. Archived from the original on 16 May 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Hydroelectric Plants in Tajikistan". IndustCards. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  4. ^ Irrigation in the countries of the former Soviet Union in figures. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 1997. p. 186. ISBN 9789251040713. Retrieved 16 January 2015.