The Bağıştaş 1 Dam is a

gravity dam A gravity dam is a dam constructed from concrete or stone masonry and designed to hold back water by using only the weight of the material and its resistance against the foundation. Gravity dams are designed so that each section of the dam is ...

on the Karasu River near

İliç İliç (from , ''Lichk'') is a town in Erzincan Province in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. It is the seat of İliç District.Erzincan Province Erzincan Province (; ; ) is a Provinces of Turkey, province in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. In Turkey, its capital is also called Erzincan. Its area is 11,815 km2, and its population is 239,223 (2022). Geography Erzincan is trav ...

, eastern Turkey. The primary purpose of the dam is

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 ...

power generation and it supports a 48.6 MW power station. Construction began in 2010 and the generators were commissioned in 2012 and 2013. The dam and power plant are owned and operated by the

State Hydraulic Works The State Hydraulic Works () is a state agency, under the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of Turkey, responsible for the utilization of all the country's water resources. The institution's four major functions are energy, agriculture, servi ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bagistas 2 Dam Dams completed in 2014 Run-of-the-river power stations Gravity dams 2014 establishments in Turkey Energy infrastructure completed in 2014 Dams on the Karasu River Dams in Erzincan Province 21st-century architecture in Turkey

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