Detail Design and Construction Consultancy Services for Muratlı Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant – Turkey

Project Name: Detail Design and Construction Consultancy Services for Muratlı Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant

Country: TURKEY

Client: General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works (DSÄ°)

Finance Source: Commercial Credit

Tags: Turkey, Local, HEPP, Design, Supervision

Muratlı Dam located on the River Çoruh is the last one of the system of dams within Turkish borders. It has a catchment area of 19 748 km2. The dam is an asphaltic concrete faced rock fill type with a height of 44 m. above foundation, a crest length of 438 m. (including concrete structures), embankment volume of 1 981 000 m3. Volume of its reservoir is 74.8 million m3.

and the spillway capacity is 10 961 m3/sec. The main purpose of the dam is the production of 444 GWh of hydroelectric energy through its power plant with 2 units, each with an installed capacity of 57.5 MW. The controlled spillway consists of 4 openings; each equipped with a radial gate 16 m. wide and 17.3 m. high. These openings are separated by 3 piers, each with a width of 5.0 m. A stilling basin 79 m. wide and 140 m. long will be used to dissipate the energy of probable maximum flood.

The project is the implementation of Muratlı Dam and HEPP on a turnkey basis in 69 months from commencement date of the contract with full financing of all the works, by the consortium consisting of VA TECH Elin (Austria), VA TECH VOEST MCE (Austria) and Verbundplan (Austria) forming the Electromechanical Works Party and Strabag Österreich (Austria), Yüksel İnşaat (Turkey) and Temelsu (Turkey) forming the Civil Works Party. Temelsu and Verbundplan executed the proper overall coordination. In addition to the project management activities, TEMELSU in particular was responsible for the preparation of the detail design and as-built drawings for all the civil works of the project.