General Information
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Run-of-the-river hydroelectric dam |
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Location
| Location: |
Kaniv, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine |
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| Impounds: |
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| Coordinates: | 49° 45' 58.73" N 31° 28' 17.71" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | 39.5 m | |
| crest length | 343 m | |
| spillway capacity | 13 200 m³/s | |
| capacity for electric power generation | 444 MW | |
| annual power generation | 972 GWh |
Excerpt from Wikipedia
Kaniv Hydroelectric Power Plant is a hydroelectricity generating complex on the Dnieper River in Kaniv, Ukraine. It is operated by the Ukrhydroenego that is part of the state company Energy Company of Ukraine.
The power plant was projected by the Ukrainian department of project-research institute "UkrHydroProject" of S.Zhuk. The construction was conducted by several specialized in this field companies. During the construction also there was built a small settlement for the power plant's working personnel.
Turbines for the plant were produced by the Kharkiv Factory "Turboatom", generators - Kharkiv Factory "Elektrovazhmash".
The dam has a lock to allow water travel along the Dnieper river. It is a single-stage, a single chamber lock. The lock's size is 288 by 18 metres (945 ft × 59 ft).
History
In 1997, the Kaniv Hydroelectric Power Plant started to be renovated. The first stage lasted until June 2002, while the second one - 2017. The first stage was financed through the IBRD, while the second World Bank invested $106 million with the addition of the Ukrainian government budget.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Kaniv Hydroelectric Power Plant" and modified on April 4, 2022 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
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20082617 - Published on:
23/03/2022 - Last updated on:
25/03/2022
