Water development for hydroelectric in southeastern Anatolia project (GAP) in Turkey

Renewable Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 17-23

  Yuksel, Ibrahim ^a  

^a SAKARYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hydroelectric; Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP); Turkey; Water resources

Indexed keywords

1000 MW; ELECTRIC POWER; EUPHRATES; GAP REGIONS; HYDRO CAPACITY; HYDRO PLANTS; HYDROELECTRIC; HYDROELECTRIC ENERGY; HYDROELECTRIC POTENTIAL; INSTALLED CAPACITY; IRRIGABLE AREAS; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SOUTHEASTERN ANATOLIA PROJECT (GAP); TURKEY; WATER DEVELOPMENT;

DAMS; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; REGIONAL PLANNING; RIVERS; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY;

ANATOLIA; EUPHRATES RIVER; TIGRIS RIVER; TURKEY;

EID: 80053287180     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2011.08.006     Document Type: Review

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