Otluca HES

Otluca HES
Location of Otluca HES in Turkey
Country	Turkey
Location	Sugözü, Anamur, Mersin Province
Coordinates	36°18′14″N32°46′36″E / 36.30389°N 32.77667°E / 36.30389; 32.77667
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Dragon Creek
Power Station
Installed capacity	47.7 MWe
Annual generation	224 GWh

Otluca HES is a three-stage hydroelectric plant of Turkey.

It is in Anamur ilçe (district) of Mersin Province. It is to the north of Anamur and on Dragon Creek. The main unit is at 36°18′14″N32°46′36″E / 36.30389°N 32.77667°E / 36.30389; 32.77667

Technical details

The technical details are as follows;

Name of the plant	Hydraulic head [1]	Power [2]
Otluca 1	208 metres (682 ft)	36.9 MWe
Otluca 2	28 metres (92 ft)	5.8 MWe
Boğuntu	65 metres (213 ft)	3.3 MWe

The total annual energy production capacity is 224 GW-hr. ^[1] But currently the last unit hasn't been put into operation yet . The plant is being operated by the company Beyobası ( a subdiary of Akfen) . ^[3]

References

1. Energy atlas of Turkey (in Turkish)
2. Anamur newspaper (in Turkish)
3. Akfen page ^{[ dead link ]}