Khersan-3 dam is a

hydroelectric Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is Electricity generation, electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies 15% of the world's electricity, almost 4,210 TWh in 2023, which is more than all other Renewable energ ...

arch dam An arch dam is a concrete dam that is curved upstream in plan. The arch dam is designed so that the force of the water against it, known as hydrostatic pressure, presses against the arch, causing the arch to straighten slightly and strengtheni ...

currently under construction on the Khersan River, a tributary of the

Karun River The Karun (, ) is the Iranian river with the highest water flow, and the country's only navigable river. It is long. The Karun rises in the Zard Kuh mountains of the Bakhtiari district in the Zagros Range, receiving many tributaries, such as ...

, in Iran. When complete it will have an installed capacity of 400 MW. It is situated near Atashgah in

Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Shahr-e Kord. The province lies in the southwest of the country, with an area of 16,332 square kilometers. The province was classified as p ...

and is a complementary dam to Khersan project along with the proposed Khersan-1 and Khersan-2 dams. Construction began in 2007 and it is expected to become operational in 2015.

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Hydroelectric power stations in Iran Arch dams Dams in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province Dams in the Tigris–Euphrates river system Lordegan County Dams completed in 2015 2015 establishments in Iran {{Iran-powerstation-stub

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