Construction of world's largest concrete dam launched in Iran
Iran has launched the construction of world's largest concrete
dam in country's Lorestan province, IRIB News reported.
Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Lorestan early
morning to participate at the ceremony marking the beginning of
construction.
The dam, which was given the name "Bakhtiari Dam". is world's
biggest arched concrete dam, situated 80 km south-east of
Khorramabad city, in the Zagros mountains.
The dam is planned to have height of 325 meters and the crest
length of 509 meters.
According to pre-construction plans, the dam will have six 250 MW
turbines.
There are electric turbines inside a dam. When water from the dam
passes through, the turbines spin. This creates electricity.
The "Bakhtiari Dam" will have production capacity of 1500 MW, and
its annual production will be about 3000 GWT.
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