Dam · Iran
How much did Karun-4 Dam cost to build?
The Karun-4 Dam is the double-curvature concrete arch dam, 230 m high and 440 m long, on the Karun River in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran, with a reservoir of 2,190 million cubic metres and a power station of 1,020 MW (four Francis turbines of 255 MW) operated by the Iran Water and Power Resources Development Company, designed with the consulting engineers Coyne et Bellier and Mahab Ghodss. River diversion began in 1997, power generation started in November 2010 and President Ahmadinejad inaugurated it on 6 July 2011; Wikipedia gives the cost as 1.2 billion dollars.
Reported project cost
$1.2 billion
Cost basis: 2010
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Basis of the published figure
Reported project cost2010
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Key dimensions
- Heightwaterpowermagazine.com
- 230 m
- Powerwaterpowermagazine.com
- 1,020 MW
- Storage volumewaterpowermagazine.com
- 2,190,000,000 m³
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