Kardzhali Hydroelectric Power Station

Kardjali Hydro Power Plant
Location of Kardjali Hydro Power Plant
Country Bulgaria
Location Kardzhali
Coordinates
Status Active
Owner(s) VA Tech, NEK EAD
Power station information
Primary fuel Hydropower
Generation units 3
Power generation information
Maximum capacity 108 MW

The Kardzhali Hydro Power Plant (Bulgarian: ВЕЦ Кърджали) is an active hydro power near Kardzhali, southern Bulgaria constructed on the dam of the same name on the river Arda. It has 3 individual turbines[1] with a nominal output of around 36 MW which deliver up to 108 MW of power.

Together with the Ivailovgrad HPP and Studen Kladenets HPP, Kardzhali HPP forms the Dolna Arda Hydro Cascade with total capacity of 276 MW. There is a 65,000,000 euro modernization plan for the three power plants.[2]

References

  1. ^ Kardzhali Hydro Power Plant
  2. ^ "Gorna Arda Cascade is to be modernized". http://press.kardjali.com/0406/qzoviri.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-02. 
Power plants in Bulgaria with more than 100 MW installed capacity
Nuclear power plants:
Kozloduy - 3,760 MW · Belene - 2,000 MW
Thermal power plants:
Maritsa Iztok 2 - 1,470 MW · Varna - 1,260 MW · Maritsa Iztok 3 - 900 MW · Bobov Dol - 630 MW · Ruse Iztok - 600 MW · Maritsa Iztok 1 - 500 MW · Maritsa 3 - 240 MW · Republika - 180 MW · Sofia - 130 MW · Sofia Iztok - 100 MW
Hydro power plants:
Chaira - 840 MW · Dospat-Vacha - 670 MW · Belmeken - 375 MW · Sestrimo - 240MW · Batashki Vodnosilov Pat - 230 MW · Kardzhali - 170 MW · Gorna Arda - 160 MW · Orphey - 160 MW · Peshtera - 128MW · Momina Klisura - 120 MW · Sredna Vacha - 120 MW · Ivailovgrad - 110 MW