The Rashava-Deralok Dam is a gravity dam currently being constructed on the Great Zab River, just upstream of the town of Deralok in Dohuk Governorate, Kurdistan region of Iraq. The dam will support a 37.6 MW run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station, with the primary purpose to address continued power shortfalls in the region, most precisely to supply the towns of Amadiya and Badinan.[1][2]

Rashava-Deralok Dam
Deralok Dam is located in Iraq
Deralok Dam
Location of Rashava-Deralok Dam in Iraq
CountryIraq
LocationDeraluk, Dohuk Governorate, Kurdistan Region
Coordinates37°4′17″N 43°39′29″E / 37.07139°N 43.65806°E / 37.07139; 43.65806
PurposePower, flood control
StatusUnder construction
Construction beganOctober 2016
Opening date2020 (est.)
Construction cost$168 million
Owner(s)Kurdistan Regional Government
Dam and spillways
Type of damGravity, diversion weir
ImpoundsGreat Zab
Height30 m (98 ft)
Height (foundation)29 m
Height (thalweg)26 m
Length119 m
Elevation at crest640 m
Width (crest)5.5 m
Dam volume200,000 m3
Deralok Hydropower Station
Commission date2020 (est.)
TypeRun-of-the-river
Hydraulic head17 m
Turbines2 x 18.8 MW Kaplan-type
Installed capacity37.6 MW

According to Kurdish Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, it is the first hydropower project launched by the Kurdistan Regional Government.[3]

Contractors

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The contract to build the dam and power station was awarded to a Boland Payeh - Farab (two iranian construction companies) joint-venture. It is being financed and supervised by the Japan International Cooperation Agency. A signing ceremony was held in December 2013.[4] The total cost of the project is estimated at $168 million, including $129 million for the dam itself, the remaining consisting in the construction of a 132 kV transmission line and substation, completed in a first stage.[2]

Timeline

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Kurdish Prime Minister inaugurated the project in November 2015, but construction of the dam actually began in October 2016.[3][1] The project is expected to be complete in 2020.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Deralok dam and hydropower plant". www.ttbp.ir. Archived from the original on 2020-03-01. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  2. ^ a b "Iraq Project Series: Deralok Hydropower Plant Construction Project (Overview)". Youtube. JICA. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b "www.rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/191120152". www.rudaw.net. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  4. ^ "The Signing Ceremony for Deralok Hydropower Plant Construction Project, for which JICA provides Japanese ODA loan, was held. | JICA Iraq Office | About JICA | JICA". www.jica.go.jp. Archived from the original on 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
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