Statkraft has decided to construct the Cetin hydropower plant in Turkey. The power plant will have a total installed capacity of 517 MW. Cetin is located on the Botan River, a tributary to the Tigris River in the Siirt province, in the southeast part of Turkey. The project is planned with two dams and two power stations. Cetin Main will have an installed capacity of 401 MW and a significant reservoir. Further downstream, Cetin Lower is planned with an installed capacity of 116 MW. The investment cost is estimated to about €500m. The civil works will be conducted by a Joint Venture between the two Turkish constructors Yuksel and Ilci. The Austrian company Andritz Hydro is nominated as contractor for electro-mechanical equipment. Completion is scheduled in 2015.
Statkraft's first hydropower plant in Turkey, Cakit (20 MW), started commercial operation in June 2010. Kargi (102 MW) is under construction and is expected to be operational by the end of 2013.