Seimare Dam also known as Hini Mini or spelled Seymareh is an under-construction arch dam on the Seimare River in Darrehshahr County Ilam Province Iran. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation. Studies for the dam were carried out in the mid to late 1970s and construction began on the diversion works in 1997. In 2006 concrete placement began and on 19 May 2011 the dam began to impound the river. The dam’s first generator became operational in 2013.
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