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
Location of Rashava-Deralok Dam in Iraq
Country	Iraq
Location	Deraluk, Dohuk Governorate, Kurdistan Region
Coordinates	37°4′17″N 43°39′29″E
Purpose	Power, flood control
Status	Under construction
Construction began	October 2016
Opening date	2020 (est.)
Construction cost	$168 million
Owner(s)	Kurdistan Regional Government
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Gravity, diversion weir
Impounds	Great Zab
Height	30 m (98 ft)
Height (foundation)	29 m
Height (thalweg)	26 m
Length	119 m
Elevation at crest	640 m
Width (crest)	5.5 m
Dam volume	200,000 m3
Deralok Hydropower Station
Commission date	2020 (est.)
Type	Run-of-the-river
Hydraulic head	17 m
Turbines	2 x 18.8 MW Kaplan-type
Installed capacity	37.6 MW

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

Contractors

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

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]

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