Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant
| Kakhovka Dam | |
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 The dam's spillway | |
  Location of Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine | |
| Official name | Kakhovska HPS |
| Location | Kakhovka, Ukraine |
| Coordinates | 46°46′34.12″N 33°22′17.44″E / 46.7761444°N 33.3715111°ECoordinates: 46°46′34.12″N 33°22′17.44″E / 46.7761444°N 33.3715111°E |
| Purpose | Power, irrigation, navigation |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | September 1950 |
| Opening date | 1956 |
| Owner(s) | Energy Company of Ukraine |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Earth-fill embankment with gravity sections |
| Impounds | Dnieper River |
| Height | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Length | 3,273 m (10,738 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Kakhovka Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 18,180×106 m3 (14,738,766 acre⋅ft) |
| Surface area | 2,155 km2 (832 sq mi) |
| Power Station | |
| Operator(s) | Ukrhydroenerho |
| Commission date | 1955-1956 |
| Turbines | 3 x 58.5, 3 x 60.5 MW propeller |
| Installed capacity | 357 MW |
| Annual generation | 1.4 TWh |
The Kakhovka Hydroelectric Station is a run-of-river power plant on the Dnieper River in Kakhovka, Ukraine. Kakhovka is a port city located on the reservoir's southern bank. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation, irrigation and navigation. It is the 6th and the last dam in the Dnieper cascade.
The staff of Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant was 241 persons in 16.10.2015. The director is from September 2012.
Dam[]
The dam has an associated lock and a power station with an installed capacity of 357 MW. Water from Kakhovka Reservoir is sent via the North Crimean Canal and to irrigate large areas of southern Ukraine and northern Crimea. Construction on the dam began in September 1950 and the last generator was commissioned in October 1956.[1] It is operated by Ukrhydroenerho.[2][3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Hydroelectric Power Plants in Ukraine". IndustCards. Archived from the original on 22 May 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ "Kakhovska HPS" (in Russian). UGE. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ "Kahovska (Kakhovka) Hydroelectric Power Plant Ukraine". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
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- Buildings and structures in Kherson Oblast
- Dams on the Dnieper River
- Hydroelectric power stations in Ukraine
- Run-of-the-river power stations
- Energy infrastructure completed in 1956
- Hydroelectric power stations built in the Soviet Union
- 1956 establishments in the Soviet Union
- 1956 establishments in Ukraine