Karkheh hydroelectric plant

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Karkheh hydroelectric plant is an operating hydroelectric power plant in دهستان حومه, Andimeshk County, Khuzestan Province, Iran.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Karkheh hydroelectric plant

Status	Commissioning year	Nameplate capacity	Turbines	Technology type	Operator
Operating	2002	400 MW	3 x 133 MW	Conventional storage	Iran Water and Power Resources Development CO

Location

Table 2: Location details for Karkheh hydroelectric plant

Location	River	Coordinates (WGS 84)
دهستان حومه, Andimeshk County, Khuzestan Province, Iran	Karun River	32.4912, 48.1279 (exact)

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