Karun 2 Dam and Hydroelectric Plant
Dam and hydroelectric scheme, 278 million m3 reservoir (30.1 million m3 live); 648 MW in four units plus a 21 MW environmental unit; 2,021 GWh/year in Iran.
The record
- Country
- Iran
- Location
- Izeh
- Coordinates
- —
- Technology
- Dam and hydroelectric scheme
- Capacity
- 278 million m3 reservoir (30.1 million m3 live); 648 MW in four units plus a 21 MW environmental unit; 2,021 GWh/year
- Capital cost
- —
- Stage
- Under construction
- Owner or client
- Iran Water and Power Resources Development Company
- Contractor
- —
- Operator
- —
- Finance
- Government of Iran
- Award or start year
- —
- Commissioned
- —
Record last checked 2026-09-18.
History
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Sources
2 references
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- Iran Water and Power Resources Development Company (IWPCO), project page. iwpco.ir.
- MENA Water Review major projects register and PPP pipeline — compiled from procurer publications, development-bank project pages and trade reporting; each record names its source.
(in Persian). Double-arch concrete dam on the Karun upstream of the Sosan plain in Izeh county, Khuzestan; height 130 m from foundation and crest length 266 m; crest elevation 680 m a.s.l. and normal water level 670 m; total reservoir 278 million m3 with 30.1 million m3 useful over 7.82 km2 and a 25 km lake; installed capacity 648 MW in four units plus a 21 MW environmental unit; annual energy 2,021 GWh and firm annual energy 1,384 GWh; catchment 24,764 km2 with average annual inflow of 8.8 billion m3 and design flood of 3,557 m3/s. The page carries no award date or cost, and IWPCO lists the scheme under projects under construction in the energy section.