Karun 4 Dam and Hydroelectric Plant
Dam and hydroelectric scheme, 2,279 million m3 reservoir (827 million m3 live); four vertical Francis units of 250 MW; 2,107 GWh/year in Iran.
Operational
The record
- Country
- Iran
- Location
- Lordegan
- Coordinates
- 31.600, 50.471
- Technology
- Dam and hydroelectric scheme
- Capacity
- 2,279 million m3 reservoir (827 million m3 live); four vertical Francis units of 250 MW; 2,107 GWh/year
- Capital cost
- —
- Stage
- Operational
- Owner or client
- Iran Water and Power Resources Development Company
- Contractor
- Farab (EPC excluding engineering and procurement of turbine, generator and governor); Voith Siemens turbines and Alstom generators
- Operator
- Iran Water and Power Resources Development Company
- Finance
- Government of Iran
- Award or start year
- —
- Commissioned
- —
Record last checked 2026-09-18.
History
No dated milestones recorded yet. They are added as each is confirmed against a public announcement.
Sources
6 references
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- Iran Water and Power Resources Development Company (IWPCO), project page. iwpco.ir.
- (in Persian).
- Double-arch concrete dam 230.5 m high from foundation with a crest length of 440 m and 1.66 million m3 of concrete, at the confluence of the Armand and Bazoft rivers in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, 180 km south-west of Shahrekord; total reservoir 2,279 million m3 with 827.25 million m3 live over 32 km2; installed capacity 1,000 MW in four vertical Francis units with four synchronous generators of 263 MVA; annual energy 2,107 GWh; turbines by Voith Siemens and generators by Alstom; initial studies by Harza International in 1967 and later phases by Mahan Consulting Engineers.
- The page gives no construction start, commissioning date or cost.
- Farab, Karun 4 hydro power plant. farab.com.
- 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.
Client Iran Water and Power Resources Development Co.; 4 x 250 MW vertical Francis at 187.5 rpm; surface powerhouse; 400 kV SF6 switchyard; average annual generation 2,107 GWh; status completed.