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Taleghan Dam

Taleghan County, Iran

The 3278th largest power station in the world

18 MW · Capacity

Taleqan Dam, also Talaqan Dam, is a hydroelectric dam in Iran with an installed electricity generating capability of 18 MW. It is one of the five main water sources for the Tehran metropolitan. it is situated in Alborz Province. downstream of Alborz province and incorporates a pipe line to Hashtgerd. It was constructed between 2002 and 2006 on the Shahrud and Taleghan Rivers creating the Taleghan reservoir. The dam can hold 420 million cubic meters of water.

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