Jul 17, 2023, 2:48 PM
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Iran launches tallest RCC dam in West Asia

Jul 17, 2023, 2:48 PM
News ID: 85172603
Iran launches tallest RCC dam in West Asia

Gachsaran, IRNA – Iran has opened the tallest Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) dam in West Asia in a ceremony in the presence of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Gachsaran, in southwest Iran.

The Chamshir Dam which was inaugurated on Monday is 151 meters high and has a reservoir with a capacity of holding 2.3 billion cubic meters of water.

Construction of the dam started more than 10 years ago. The project is reported to be worth €230 million. 

The dam's hydroelectric power plant has three large units with a capacity of 55 megawatts (MW) each and two small (environmental) units with a capacity of 5.5 MW. 

Chamshir Dam is located 25 km southeast of Gachsaran in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province. It is the fifth largest dam in Iran.

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