Sestrimo Hydro Power Plant

Sestrimo Hydro Power Plant
Location of Sestrimo Hydro Power Plant
Country Bulgaria
Location Sestrimo
Coordinates
Status Active
Owner(s) NEK EAD
Power station information
Primary fuel Hydropower
Generation units 3
Power generation information
Maximum capacity 240 MW

The Sestrimo Hydro Power Plant is an active hydro power project in the eastern Rila mountains near Sestrimo village , Bulgaria. It has 3 individual turbines[1] with a nominal output of around 80 MW which will deliver up to 240 MW of power[2]. It is part of the Belmeken-Chaira-Sestrimo Hydropower Cascade.

References

  1. ^ Sestrimo Hydro Power Plant
  2. ^ Chaira Pumped Storage Hydro Power Plant and Belmeken-Sestrimo Hydro Power Cascade
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