Uch-Kurgansk Hydroelectric Power Station

Uch-Kurgansk Hydro Power Plant
Location of Uch-Kurgansk Hydroelectric Power Station
Official name Учкурганская ГЭC
Country Kyrgyzstan
Location Шамалды-Сай
Coordinates 41°11′16″N 72°09′38″E / 41.18778°N 72.16056°E / 41.18778; 72.16056Coordinates: 41°11′16″N 72°09′38″E / 41.18778°N 72.16056°E / 41.18778; 72.16056
Status Active
Commission date 1964
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Hydropower
Power generation
Units operational 4
Nameplate capacity 180 MW

The Uch-Kurgansk Hydro Power Plant is an active hydro power project on the Naryn River in Uch-Kurgansk, Kyrgyzstan. It has 4 individual turbines[1] with a nominal output of around 45 MW which will deliver up to 180 MW of power. The power plant's dam is 34 m (112 ft) tall and it creates a 53,000,000 m3 (42,968 acre·ft) reservoir of which20,000,000 m3 (16,214 acre·ft) is active (or useful) for power generation.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Uch-Kurgansk Hydro Power Plant
  2. ↑ "List of major hydroelectric facilities Kyrgyzskoy Republic" (PDF) (in Russian). CA Water. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
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