Kezer River hydroelektrik energy potential evaluation

Investments of Hydroelectric Power Plants have been grown up and our country has become like a construction site by entering into force of the law concerning the transfer of the right of water use in Turkey since 2001. This situation has increased the importance of planning and arousing interest of academic levels of Hydroelectric Power Plant. In this study, a concrete example of a not accumulated hydroelectric facility planning is discussed by aiming of consideration of Kezer River hydroelectric energy potential.At first, the importance of Hydroelectric Power Plants in Turkey's energy policy is mentioned in the scope of this thesis. In the continuation of the scope, the map of water basins in Turkey is given as an energy source, examining the mechanism of the hydrological cycle of water and rainfall-runoff relations. Topographic, geographic, social and cultural aspects of the project site are considered in material and methods section of the thesis that is subject to Kezer River drainage area, fed by the waters and the river attended. In the result section, how making flow duration curve is explained by using flow rate and current records of the stream gauging station. Afterwards, load losses are calculated in the section of calculation of power and energy. In the last section, a general layout plan is processed on a map scaled to 1/25.000, by providing hydroelectric power plant characteristic data.Key words : Energy, Renewable Energy, the regulator (binding), Hydroelectric power plants, Kezer River.