Birkapılı HES

Birkapılı HES
Location of Birkapılı HES in Turkey
Country	Turkey
Location	Mut, Mersin Province
Coordinates	36°43′13″N 33°26′36″E / 36.72028°N 33.44333°E / 36.72028; 33.44333
Opening date	11 March 2004
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Concrete gravity dam.[1]
Impounds	Tributary of Göksu River
Power Station
Installed capacity	46.5 MWe
Annual generation	95 GWh

Birkapılı HES is a privatelly-owned hydroelectric plant in Turkey.

It is at 36°43′13″N 33°26′36″E / 36.72028°N 33.44333°E / 36.72028; 33.44333 in Mut ilçe (district) of Mersin Province. It is to the east of Turkish state highway D.715 which connects Mersin to Karaman.

The dam is on Söğütözü (also called Pirinç Suyu) creek, a tributary of Göksu River. It was taken into operation on 11 March 2004.^[2] Its operator is Melike Tekstil.

Technical details

The nominal power of the turbines will be 48.5 MWe. With this power the annual energy production is calculated to be 94 GW-hr. ^[3]

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