Enguri Dam

E489302

Enguri Dam is a massive arch dam in western Georgia, notable as one of the tallest concrete arch dams in the world and a key source of hydroelectric power for the region.

All labels observed (4)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf arch dam ⓘ
concrete arch dam ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ
baseWidth 271 metres ⓘ
completionDate 1987 ⓘ
constructionPeriod Soviet era ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1961 ⓘ
country Georgia ⓘ
crestWidth 10 metres ⓘ
designedBy Shota Kviraia ⓘ
energyType renewable energy ⓘ
firstGeneratorCommissioned 1978 ⓘ
gridConnection Georgian national grid ⓘ
hasAccessRoad Jvari–Mestia road ⓘ
hasMaintenanceProjects EU- and EBRD-supported rehabilitation works ⓘ
hasPenstocks long pressure tunnels to underground powerhouse ⓘ
hasPowerhouseLocation underground ⓘ
height 271.5 metres ⓘ
891 feet ⓘ
installedCapacity 1300 MW ⓘ
length 750 metres ⓘ
locatedIn western Georgia ⓘ
locatedInDisputedArea near boundary with Abkhazia ⓘ
locatedInFormerCountry Soviet Union ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Enguri River ⓘ
material concrete ⓘ
nearSettlement Jvari ⓘ
Zugdidi ⓘ
notableFor being one of the tallest concrete arch dams in the world ⓘ
key source of hydroelectric power for Georgia ⓘ
numberOfTurbines 5 ⓘ
operator Enguri HPP LLC ⓘ
owner Government of Georgia ⓘ
partOf Enguri Hydroelectric Power Plant complex ⓘ
linked to: Enguri Dam
primaryPurpose hydroelectric power generation ⓘ
providesElectricityShare a significant portion of Georgia's electricity demand ⓘ
providesElectricityTo Georgia ⓘ
rankByHeight one of the tallest arch dams in the world ⓘ
region Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti ⓘ
reservoirName Enguri Reservoir ⓘ
linked to: Enguri Dam
reservoirSurfaceArea 13.2 square kilometres ⓘ
reservoirTotalCapacity 1110 million cubic metres ⓘ
safetyConcerns seismic risk in the region ⓘ
spillwayType controlled overflow ⓘ
status operational ⓘ
tourism viewpoint and attraction in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti ⓘ
turbineType Francis turbine ⓘ
waterIntakeLocation upstream of dam in Enguri Reservoir ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Enguri River → hasStructure → Enguri Dam ⓘ
Enguri River → notableFor → Enguri Dam ⓘ
Enguri Dam → creates → Enguri Reservoir ⓘ
subject linked to: Enguri River
linked to: Enguri Dam
Zugdidi → hasNearbyAttraction → Enguri Dam ⓘ
Jvari → near → Enguri Dam ⓘ
Jvari → hasNearbyInfrastructure → Enguri Dam ⓘ
Jvari → hasNearbyInfrastructure → Enguri hydroelectric power plant ⓘ
linked to: Enguri Dam
Enguri Dam → reservoirName → Enguri Reservoir ⓘ
linked to: Enguri Dam
Enguri Dam → partOf → Enguri Hydroelectric Power Plant complex ⓘ
linked to: Enguri Dam
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti → contains → Enguri Dam ⓘ
Enguri Valley → near → Enguri Dam ⓘ
Enguri Gorge → hasInfrastructure → Enguri Dam ⓘ