Rudbar Lorestan Dam

Rudbar Lorestan Dam (Persian: سد رودبار لرستان) is a hydroelectric dam on the Rudbar River, a tributary of the Dez River, in Iran's Lorestan Province with an installed electricity generating capability of 450 MW. It was scheduled to become operational in 2013. Finally, the dam was completed on September 15, 2016. The hydroelectric plant consisting of two 225-MW vertical Francis turbine-generator units has begun operating on May 31, 2017.