Located within the borders of Tunceli Province, on the Munzur River, a tributary of the Euphrates River, the Uzunçayır Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant was commissioned in 2009.
The power plant, with a total installed capacity of 84 MW, has an average annual production capacity of 322 million kWh. The production volüme for 2024 was 271,500.91 kWh.
The Uzunçayır Hydroelectric Power Plant obtained a Carbon Emission Reduction Certificate in accordance with the International Carbon Standard (VCS) in voluntary markets. As a result, it is entitled to generate 151,000 tons of VCS Carbon Credits annually until 2019.
The plant also received its Social Carbon Validation certificate following an assesment of social assistanece provided to the region in 2011. In March 2012, the first 250,000 tons of verified carbon emissions reductions with a social carbon label were made available on voluntary markets.