Its power station has an installed capacity of 280 MW, planning to deliver 850 GWh annually, and the reservoir will help irrigate 78,000 ha (190,000 acres) of land.

[4] In late May 2013 Pöyry was awarded the detailed design of the dam, power station, spillway and switch yard.

[5] Enerjisa initially planned the diversion tunnels to be complete by the end of 2012, and the whole project by 2016.

In 2017, after a year of negotiation, the half-built stalled project was transferred to a new contractor, Czech group Energo-Pro (cs), for completion and operation of the dam, with a concession running until 2059.

[7] A definitive financing plan was signed as late as November 2019, with Energo-Pro investing a total €175 million.