The Seyrantepe Dam is an earth-fill

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on the Peri River (a tributary of the Euphrates), located northwest of

Karakoçan Karakoçan ( ota, تپه ''Tepe'', ku, Dep, hy, italic=yes, Oxi) is a town of Elazığ Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. It is the seat of Karakoçan District.Elazığ Elazığ () is a city in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey, and the administrative centre of Elazığ Province and Elazığ District. It is located in the uppermost Euphrates valley. The plain on which the city extends has an altitude of . ...

and

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. Its primary purpose is hydroelectric power generation and is the fifth dam in the Peri River cascade. Construction on the dam began in 2003 and its power station was commissioned in 2008. It contains two 29.39 MW Francis turbine-generators for a total installed capacity of 58.78 MW. It is owned and operated by Limak Energy and Bilgin Energy. The sand and gravel-fill dam is tall. At the opening of the hydro plant, President (then-Prime Minister)

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used the opportunity to attack environmentalist critics, a campaign he sustained in office: he said "While making these investments we are also taking the natural life into consideration. We know that most of the nvironmentalistcriticisms in the media in this regard are ideological. On the other hand, we are already taking reasonable and sincere criticisms into account and we are examining them. Just like in the case where we consider the balance between democracy and security, we are continuing our balanced approach between development and environment. No one shall have any doubts on this. But we should not forget; while preaching environment, we should not forget to say that humans come first. Because humans come before anything else. The living conditions of our people are very crucial for us." Speech during the opening ceremony of the Seyrantepe Hydroelectricity Plant, Peri Suyu ''Milliyet''. 2008. Erdoğan: Çevre eleştirileri ideolojik.

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{{reflist Dams in Elazığ Province Hydroelectric power stations in Turkey Earth-filled dams Dams completed in 2008 Energy infrastructure completed in 2008 Dams in Tunceli Province Dams on the Peri River 21st-century architecture in Turkey

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