Andijan Dam
Dam in Andijan, Uzbekistan
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The Andijan Dam is a buttress dam on the river Kara Darya near Andijan in Andijan Region, Uzbekistan. Its reservoir, known as the Andijan Reservoir in Uzbekistan and Kempir-Abad Reservoir in Kyrgyzstan, covers 56 km2 (22 sq mi) and stretches into the neighboring Osh Region of Kyrgyzstan.
| Andijan Dam | |
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  Andijan Dam Location of Andijan Dam in Uzbekistan | |
| Country | Uzbekistan |
| Location | Andijan, Andijan Region |
| Coordinates | 40°46′9.18″N 73°3′45.95″E |
| Purpose | Irrigation, power |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1969 |
| Opening date | 1974 |
| Owner | Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Buttress |
| Impounds | Kara Darya |
| Height | 115 m (377 ft) |
| Length | 1,115 m (3,658 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Andijan Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 1,900,000,000 m3 (1,500,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Surface area | 57.28 km2 (22.12 sq mi) |
| Power Station | |
| Commission date | Andijan 1:1974-1984 Andijan 2:2010 |
| Type | Conventional |
| Hydraulic head | Andijan 1: 83 m (272 ft) Andijan 2: 82 m (269 ft) |
| Turbines | Andijan 1: 4 x 35 MW Andijan 2: 2 x 25 MW Francis-type |
| Installed capacity | Andijan 1: 140 MW Andijan 2: 50 MW Total: 190 MW |
The dam serves several purposes including irrigation in the Fergana Valley and hydroelectric power production. Water released from the dam can enter a canal on either side of the river downstream. The dam has two power stations located at its base, Andijan 1 and Andijan 2. The former contains four 35 MW turbine-generators and the latter contains two 25 MW Francis turbine-generators for a total installed capacity of 190 MW.
Construction on the dam began in 1969 and the generators at Andijan 1 were commissioned between 1974 and 1984.[1] Construction at Andijan 2 began in 2007 and it was commissioned on 2 September 2010. It cost US$28.5 million of which US$15.93 million was provided by the Exim Bank of China.[2]
The artificial lake created by this dam, the Andijan Reservoir, is fed by the Kara Darya and its tributaries Kurshab and Jazy.[citation needed]
