Dniprodzerzhynsk Hydroelectric Power Plant

Dniprodzerzhynsk Dam

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Location of Dniprodzerzhynsk Dam in Ukraine
Official name Dneprodzerzhinska HPS
Location Dniprodzerzhynsk, Ukraine
Coordinates 48°32′52.80″N 34°32′28.67″E / 48.5480000°N 34.5412972°E / 48.5480000; 34.5412972Coordinates: 48°32′52.80″N 34°32′28.67″E / 48.5480000°N 34.5412972°E / 48.5480000; 34.5412972
Purpose Power, navigation
Status Operational
Construction began 1956
Opening date 1963 (1963)
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Earth-fill embankment with gravity sections
Impounds Dnieper River
Height 15.5 m (51 ft)
Length 7,490 m (24,570 ft)
Reservoir
Creates Dniprodzerzhynsk Reservoir
Total capacity 2,450,000,000 m3 (1,986,247 acre·ft)
Surface area 567 km2 (219 sq mi)
Power station
Operator(s) Ukrhydroenerho
Commission date 1963-1964
Turbines 8 x 44 MW propeller
Installed capacity 352 MW
Annual generation 1.4 TWh

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The Dniprodzerzhynsk Hydroelectric Station is a run-of-river power plant on the Dnieper River in Dniprodzerzhynsk, Ukraine. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and navigation. It is the fourth dam in the Dnieper cascade. The dam has an associated lock and a power station with an installed capacity of 352 MW. Construction on the dam began in 1956 and the last generator was commissioned in 1964.[1] It is operated by Ukrhydroenerho.[2]

References

  1. "Hydroelectric Power Plants in Ukraine". IndustCards. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  2. "Dneprodzerzhinska HPS" (in Russian). UGE. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
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