Beyhan I Dam

The Beyhan I Dam is a gravity dam on the Murat River near the town of Beyhan in Palu District, Elazığ Province, Turkey. The primary purpose of the 97 m tall dam roller-compacted concrete dam is power and it supports a 582 MW hydroelectric power station. Construction on the dam began in 2011 and its first generator was commissioned in March 2015, the other three that same year. It is owned by Kalehan Energy Generation.