Baipaza Dam
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| Baipaza Dam | |
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 Location of Baipaza Dam in Tajikistan
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| Country | Tajikistan |
| Location | Yovon, Khatlon Province |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Purpose | Power, irrigation |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 1985 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill |
| Impounds | Vakhsh River |
| Height | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Active capacity | 84,000,000 m3 (68,000 acre·ft)[1] |
| Power station | |
| Operator(s) | Barki Tojik |
| Commission date | 1985-1986 |
| Type | Conventional |
| Turbines | 4 x 150 MW Francis-type |
| Installed capacity | 600 MW |
| Annual generation | 3,500 GWh |
The Baipaza Dam is a concrete face rock-fill dam on the Vakhsh River about 9 km (5.6 mi) southeast of Yovon in Khatlon Province, Tajikistan. A purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports a 600 MW power station. The first three 150 MW Francis turbine-generators were commissioned in 1985, the fourth in 1986.[2][3] Its reservoir also holds water for the irrigation of some 40,000 ha (99,000 acres) in the Yovon and Obikiik Valleys to the west. This is accomplished by a 7.3 km (4.5 mi) long tunnel which runs from the right back of the reservoir and through a mountain to the valley.[4]
See also
- Nurek Dam – upstream
- Sangtuda 1 Dam – downstream
