Suat Ugurlu is a 69MW hydro power project. It is located on Yesilirmak river/basin in Samsun, Turkey. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. The project construction commenced in 1975 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1982.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Hydropower | 69 | 69 | – | Active | Samsun, Turkey |
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Description
The project is currently owned by Elektrik Uretim.
Suat Ugurlu is a reservoir based project. The total number of penstocks, pipes or long channels that carry water down from the hydroelectric reservoir to the turbines inside the actual power station, are 2 in number. The penstock length is 59.5m. The penstock diameter is 4.2m. The project generated 303.405 GWh of electricity.
Development Status
The project construction commenced in 1975 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1982.
Contractors Involved
Voith Hydro Holding was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 3 turbines, each with 23MW nameplate capacity.
Hydro Engineering supplied 3 electric generators for the project. The generator capacity is 25.5 MVA.
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