Nizhnekamsk Hydroelectric Station
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| Nizhnekamsk Dam | |
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 The hydroelectric power plant | |
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| Official name | Nizhnekamsk Hydroelectric Plant |
| Country | Russia |
| Location | Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan |
| Coordinates | 55°41′58″N 52°16′42″E / 55.69944°N 52.27833°ECoordinates: 55°41′58″N 52°16′42″E / 55.69944°N 52.27833°E |
| Status | In use |
| Construction began | 1963 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Kama River |
| Length | 3,900 m (12,795 ft) |
| Height | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Nizhnekamsk Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 2,800,000,000 m3 (2,269,997 acre·ft) |
| Surface area | 1,084 km2 (419 sq mi) |
| Power station | |
| Commission date | 1979-1987 |
| Turbines | 16 x 78 MW Kaplan turbines |
| Installed capacity | 1,248 MW |
| Annual generation | 2.54 billion kWh |
The Nizhnekamsk Hydroelectric Station (Russian: Нижнекамская ГЭС), also known as Lower Kama, is a dam and hydroelectric power station on the lower Kama River near Naberezhnye Chelny in Tatarstan, Russia. The purpose of the dam is power production, navigation and water supply. It powers a 1,248 MW station with 16 x 78 MW Kaplan turbine-generators.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "Construction of the Lower Kama hydroelectric station". Power Technology and Engineering (formerly Hydrotechnical Construction). December 1978. pp. 8–12. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
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