Peshtera Hydroelectric Power Station

Peshtera Hydro Power Plant
Location of Peshtera Hydro Power Plant
Country Bulgaria
Location Peshtera
Coordinates
Status Active
Owner(s) NEK EAD
Power station information
Primary fuel Hydropower
Generation units 5
Power generation information
Maximum capacity 128 MW

The Peshtera Hydro Power Plant (before 1992: Kimon Georgiev Hydro Power Plant) is an active underground hydro power plant in Peshtera, Bulgaria, part of the Batak Hydropower Cascade. It has 5 individual Pelton turbines[1] which will deliver up to 128 MW of power.

References

  1. ^ [1] NEK brochure "Hydro Power Cascades and Dams" page 21
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