Hydroproject
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| Industry | Hydropower |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1927 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Eugene Bellendir (CEO) |
| Parent | RusHydro |
Hydroproject (Russian: Институт «Гидропроект», Gidroproekt) is a Russian hydrotechnical design firm. Based in Moscow, it has a number of branches around the country. Its main activities are design of dams, hydroelectric stations, canals, sluices, etc.[1]
Hydroproject and its predecessor institutions[clarification needed] have designed most of the hydroelectric dams and irrigation and navigation canals that have been built in the Soviet Union and Russia since the 1930s.[citation needed] They have designed a number of high-profile projects abroad as well, from India to Egypt to Canada.[citation needed] The institute, under leadership, also researched the Northern river reversal's potential. Furthermore, it has been involved in realising nuclear power plants in the Soviet Union between 1969 and 1986.[2]
History[]
Hydroproject traces its history to the design departments of the Moscow Canal Construction Project (the 1930s), and the Hydroelectrostroy Trust (Трест “Гидроэлектрострой”), which was formed on October 9, 1930, to coordinate the construction of hydroelectric dams in the USSR during its first five-year plan. The first director of the Hydroelectroproject Trust, the successor of the Hydroelectrostroy Trust, between 1932 and 1936, was , who was executed during the Great Purge.[3] The two organizations, after changing their names a number of times, were finally merged in 1962. Until 1950, they were within the ambit of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs; later, under the Ministry of Energy.
Some of the institute's regional branches, notably the one in Saint Petersburg, known as Lenhydroproject, have an even longer history.[4] In the 1990s, the institute operated as a subsidiary of RAO UES, Russia's national electricity company. In 2010 it became part of the RusHydro group.[5]
Major projects[]
In the USSR[]
Dams:[6]
- Most of the hydro dams on the Volga and Kama; see Zhiguli Hydroelectric Station for a list.
- Angara River dams: Irkutsk Hydroelectric Power Station, Bratsk Hydroelectric Power Station, Ust-Ilimsk Hydroelectric Power Station.
- Yenisei River dams: Krasnoyarsk Dam, Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam
- Inguri Dam, Georgia
- Nurek Dam, Tajikistan
- Rogun Dam, Tajikistan
- Toktogul Dam, Kyrgyzstan
- Pļaviņas Hydroelectric Power Station, Latvia
- Riga Hydroelectric Power Plant, Latvia
- , Lithuania
Canals:
Outside the USSR[]
Dams:[7]
- Capanda Dam, Angola
- , Argentina (proposed)
- , the first stage of Nelson River Hydroelectric Project in Manitoba, Canada
- Sanmenxia Dam, China
- Aswan Dam, Egypt
- Melka Wakena Dam, Ethiopia
- Tehri Dam, India
- , Iraq
- Haditha Dam, Iraq
- Dukan Dam, Iraq
- Limón Dam, Peru
- Iron Gate I Hydroelectric Power Station and Iron Gate II Hydroelectric Power Station on the Danube, Romania–Serbia
- Tabqa Dam (a.k.a. Euphrates Dam), Syria
- Tishrin Dam, Syria
- Yali Falls Dam, Vietnam
- Hòa Bình Dam, Vietnam
- Sơn La Dam, Vietnam
- Lai Châu Dam, Vietnam
References[]
- ^ Hydroproject website Archived 2008-02-03 at the Wayback Machine (in English and Russian)
- ^ Novozhenin, V.D. (2000). Istoriya Gidroproekta. 1930-2000. Moscow. pp. 384–389.
- ^ В. Д. Новоженин, ed. (2000). История Гидропроекта. 1930 — 2000 (PDF) (in Russian). Moscow. p. 47.
- ^ Lenhydroproject - About the institute - Creation history Archived 2007-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "RusHydro Group Acquires Hydroproject Research Center". Renewableenergyworld.com. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ Dam list Archived 2007-04-03 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- ^ Objects abroad Archived 2007-01-07 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
External links[]
- Hydroelectricity in Russia
- Engineering companies of Russia
- Electric power companies of Russia
- Russian brands
- Companies based in Moscow
- Companies of the Soviet Union
- RusHydro