The Yedisu Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Peri River (a tributary of the Euphrates), in Kiğı district of Bingöl Province, Turkey. Its primary purpose is hydroelectric power generation and is the second dam in the Peri River cascade. Construction on the dam began in 2009 and its power station was commissioned in 2011. The entire project was inaugurated in 2012. It is owned and operated by Özaltın Energy.[1][2][3]

Yedisu Dam
Location of Yedisu Dam in Turkey
Country	Turkey
Location	Kiğı district, Bingöl Province
Coordinates	39°16′35.09″N 40°22′22.41″E
Purpose	Power, regulation
Status	Operational
Construction began	2009
Opening date	2012
Owner(s)	Özaltın Energy
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment, gravity section
Impounds	Peri River
Height	44 m (144 ft)
Commission date	2011
Type	Run-of-the-river
Turbines	3
Installed capacity	24 MW
Annual generation	28 GWh (2014)

See also

• Kığı Dam – upstream
• Özlüce Dam – downstream

References