Contribution of Konya Plain Projects to the National Development in Turkey's Water-Related Energy

Abstract

Konya basin is the largest closed basin in Anatolia. Konya plain project (KOP: Konya Ovasi Projeleri in Turkish) is a comprehensive group of projects, which includes construction of dams, hydroelectric power plants, and irrigation systems as well as providing developments in agricultural infrastructure, transportation industry, water supply, water budged, environmental impacts and in other issues. The KOP is described as being the second big project for the purpose of irrigation after South Eastern Project in Turkey. The KOP comprises 47,720 km² of area spread over four river basins in Konya closed basin. The KOP consists of 12 projects including nine big scale water projects, two water supply projects, energy projects, and a number of small scale surface, and ground water irrigation projects. The KOP area covers the 73% of the total area that can be irrigated in Konya closed basin. Presently, 308,073 ha of land are irrigated by 12 individual projects in the KOP. In order to reach up to 617,923 ha irrigated area, much effort has been done in the all projects.

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