Tabqa Dam hydroelectric plant

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Tabqa Dam hydroelectric plant (محطة سد الطبقة الكهرومائية، محطة سد الفرات الكهرومائية) is an operating hydroelectric power plant in Tabqa, Euphrates River Basin, Al-Thawra, ar-Raqqah, Syria.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Tabqa Dam hydroelectric plant

Status	Commissioning year	Nameplate capacity	Turbines	Technology type	Owner
Operating	1978	880 MW	8 x 110 MW	Conventional storage	Syrian Ministry of Electricity (وزارة الكهرباء السورية)

Location

Table 2: Location details for Tabqa Dam hydroelectric plant

Location	River	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Tabqa, Euphrates River Basin, Al-Thawra, ar-Raqqah, Syria	Euphrates River	35.8722, 38.5667 (exact)

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