The Bağıştaş 1 Dam is an

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on the Karasu River near Bağıştaş in

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, eastern Turkey. The primary purpose of the dam is

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power generation and it supports a 140.4 MW power station. Construction began in 2011 and the generators were commissioned in 2015. It was officially dedicated by President

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on 14 January 2016. The dam and power plant are owned and operated by Ictas Enerji Uretim ve Ticaret AS.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bagistas 1 Dam Dams in Erzincan Province Embankment dams Dams completed in 2015 2015 establishments in Turkey Energy infrastructure completed in 2015 Dams on the Karasu River 21st-century architecture in Turkey

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