Project History
The Haditha Dam was conceived in the late 1960s but construction did not begin until 1977. The Haditha Dam's embankment was designed by the Soviet Union's Ministry of Energy as well as its power station being designed and constructed by Yugoslavian firms (Metalna Maribor - intake gates, bottom outlet gate, radial gates; Litostroj Ljubljana - turbines, generators; Rade Končar Zagreb - transformers). It was conceived of as a multi-purpose dam that would generate hydroelectric power, regulate the flow of the Euphrates, and provide water for irrigation. Construction lasted between 1977 and 1987 and was a joint undertaking by the Soviet Union and Iraq. The cost of the initial construction of the Haditha Dam is estimated at US$830 million.
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