Environmental effect cost analysis of Ilisu dam

In this study, the Ilısu Dam with a maximum capacity of 1200 MW have been analyzed.Data was collected for analysis on issues related to the study. Dam?s height, terrainfeatures, topograpyh, population density and resorvoir area of Ilısu Dam were taken intoaccount.General information section, main purposu of study is stated, and the dam ? enviromentrelationships were examined. The studies section, information about dams were given.Hasankeyf Country that is the only urban settlement effected by the Ilısu Dam Project wasintroduced and the project?s characteristics were given.In the symptoms section, the Ilısu Dam Project costs related to; environmental impact,GHG emissions, crop production losses, loss of life that may occur, land losses, people?sre-settlements, relocation roads, historic and archaeological sites and the energytransmission lines that change was calculated by taking into consideration.Cost of the environmental impacts of the Ilısu Dam is calculated as 1,697.192 $ (2,376.069TL) per MWh electricity produced. Calculated costs of environmental impacts arecompared with the costs of construction and revenue gained from energy production. Timerequired to amortize its cost by energy production is determined as 6.5 yearsapproximately.