| Birkapılı HES | |
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  Birkapılı HES Location of Birkapılı HES in Turkey | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Location | Mut,Mersin Province |
| Coordinates | 36°43′13″N33°26′36″E / 36.72028°N 33.44333°E /36.72028; 33.44333 |
| Opening date | 11 March 2004 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Concretegravity dam.[1] |
| Impounds | Tributary ofGöksu River |
| Power Station | |
| Installed capacity | 46.5 MWe |
| Annual generation | 95GWh |
Birkapılı HES is a privatelly-owned hydroelectric plant inTurkey.
It is at36°43′13″N33°26′36″E / 36.72028°N 33.44333°E /36.72028; 33.44333 inMutilçe (district) ofMersin Province. It is to the east of Turkish state highway
D.715 which connectsMersin toKaraman.
The dam is on Söğütözü (also called Pirinç Suyu) creek, a tributary ofGöksu River. It was taken into operation on 11 March 2004.[2] Its operator is Melike Tekstil.
The nominal power of the turbines will be 48.5 MWe. With this power the annual energy production is calculated to be 94 GW-hr.[3]
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