Alpaslan-2 Dam


The Alpaslan-2 Dam is an embankment dam currently under construction on the Murat River in Muş Province, Turkey. The dam is located about north of the provincial capital, Muş. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production and irrigation. Its power station will have an installed capacity of 280 MW, planning to deliver 860 GWh annually, and the reservoir will help irrigate of land.

Timeline

Enerjisa Power Generation Inc. acquired the license for the power station from Özışık İnsaat & Enerji in April 2011 and Yenigün Construction started excavating the diversion tunnels May 2012. In late May 2013 Pöyry was awarded the detailed design of the dam, power station, spillway and switch yard.
Enerjisa initially planned the diversion tunnels to be complete by the end of 2012, and the whole project by 2016. Construction progress however has been heavily delayed. Construction was indeed interrupted during a year.
In 2017, after a year of negociation, the half-built stalled project was transferred to a new contractor, Czech group Energo-Pro, for completion and operation of the dam, with a concession running until 2059. A definitive financing plan was signed as late as November 2019, with Energo-Pro investing a total €175 million.
As of February 2020, Alpaslan-2 dam and its power station were expected to be commissioned by the end of the year.