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Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant

General Information

Beginning of works: September 1950
Completion: 1956
Status: destroyed (6 June 2023)

Project Type

Location

Location: , ,
Impounds:
  • Dnepr River
See also: Novaya Kakhovka Lock (1951)
Coordinates: 46° 46' 42.74" N    33° 22' 10.56" E
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Technical Information

Dimensions

height 30 m
crest length 3 273 m
reservoir capacity 18 180 000 000 m³
capacity for electric power generation 357 MW
water surface area 2 155 km²
annual power generation 1 400 GWh

Excerpt from Wikipedia

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 deep water channel allows shipping up and down river. The facility also includes a winter garden.

The staff of Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant was 241 persons in 16.10.2015. The director is Yaroslav Kobelya from September 2012. As of 2019, the dam was profitable bringing 6.1 million UAH to local government budgets and 44.6 million UAH to the national income.

On February 24th of 2022, the power plant was captured by Russian forces during the 2022 Invasion of Ukraine.

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 Dnieper–Kryvyi Rih Canal 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. It is operated by Ukrhydroenergo.

Starting in 2019 significant repairs and expansion were made to the facility.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant" and modified on 4 April 2022 according to the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license.

Participants

Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.

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  • About this
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  • Structure-ID
    20082613
  • Published on:
    23/03/2022
  • Last updated on:
    06/06/2023
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