Bekhme Dam
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| Opened | 1979 |
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| Operator | Ministry of Water Resources |
| Construction began | 1979 |
| Impound | Great Zab River |
| Total capacity | 17 km3 (4. 1 cu mi) (planned) |
| Installed capacity | 1,500 MW (planned) |
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| ID | 2939328 |
About Bekhme Dam
The Bekhme Dam is an unfinished multi-purpose rock-fill dam on the Great Zab 60 kilometres northeast of Erbil, in the Erbil Governorate of Kurdistan Region, Iraq. The main purposes of the dam would be to produce 1,500 MW of hydro-electricity and to manage flooding.
