Alpaslan-1 Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant

Alpaslan-1 Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant (HES) is located within the boundaries of Muş province in eastern Türkiye, on the Murat River. With an installed capacity of 160 MW, the power plant ranks as Türkiye’s 96th largest energy facility and the largest in Muş. It is also Türkiye’s 30th largest hydroelectric power plant.

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• Installed Capacity: 160 MW
• Annual Production Capacity: 488 GWh
• Water Storage Capacity: 2,903 hm³
• Turbine Type: Vertical Francis
• Number of Units: 4 units
• Watershed: Euphrates River.

The first two turbines, each with a capacity of 40 MW, were commissioned on 3 August 2012, and the remaining two turbines of the same capacity were brought online on 13 November 2012, initiating electricity generation.

With an annual average electricity production of 351,207,794 kWh, the plant has the capacity to meet the energy needs of approximately 106,105 households, industrial facilities, transportation systems and government offices. When considering household consumption alone, it supplies energy to 111,495 homes.

The power plant is one of the key representatives of hydropower, a renewable energy source, in Türkiye. In addition to electricity generation, it contributes to regional water management by providing ancillary benefits such as agricultural irrigation and flood control.