Kouhrang 2 Hydroelectric Power Plant

Kouhrang Dam
Location of Kouhrang Dam in Iran
Official name	Kouhrang Power Plant
Country	Iran
Location	Chelgard
Coordinates	32°27′10.63″N 50°08′48.23″E / 32.4529528°N 50.1467306°E / 32.4529528; 50.1467306Coordinates: 32°27′10.63″N 50°08′48.23″E / 32.4529528°N 50.1467306°E / 32.4529528; 50.1467306
Purpose	Power, water supply
Status	Operational
Construction began	2001
Opening date	2005
Construction cost	US$39.5 million
Owner(s)	Iran Water and Power Resources Development Company
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment, earth-fill
Height	15 m (49 ft)
Length	470 m (1,540 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity	100,000 m3 (81 acre·ft)
Normal elevation	2,343 m (7,687 ft)
Power station
Commission date	2002-2004
Hydraulic head	84 m (276 ft)
Turbines	3 x 11.17 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity	33.3 MW

The Kouhrang 2 Hydroelectric Power Station is located just south of Chelgard and about 69 km (43 mi) northwest of Shahrekord in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran. The power station has an installed capacity of 33.3 MW and uses water diverted to the east from the Kouhrang River, via a small dam and the 2 km (1.2 mi) long Kouhrang 2 Tunnel, to produce power. Water from the Kouhrang is stored in a circular dam (Kouhrang 2 Dam) before being sent to the power station. The power station's three generators were commissioned between 2002 and 2004, the power plant were inaugurated in February 2005. Water discharged from the power station enters the Zayandeh River as part of a larger project to provide water to major cities like Isfahan. The intake for the power plant is located on the Kouhrang River (32°24′35.71″N 50°07′36.81″E / 32.4099194°N 50.1268917°E / 32.4099194; 50.1268917 (Kouhrang 2 intake)) just downstream of the Kouhrang 1 Dam which also diverts water, via the 2,800 m (9,200 ft) long Kouhrang 2 Tunnel, to near Chelgard and was completed in 1953. The Kouhrang 3 Dam is planned downstream to regulate river flows and divert more water to the Zayandeh via the Kouhrang 3 Tunnel.