Nizhnekamsk Hydroelectric Station

Nizhnekamsk Dam
The hydroelectric power plant
Nizhnekamsk Hydroelectric Station is located in Tatarstan
Nizhnekamsk Hydroelectric Station
Location of Nizhnekamsk Dam in Tatarstan
Nizhnekamsk Hydroelectric Station is located in Russia
Nizhnekamsk Hydroelectric Station
Nizhnekamsk Hydroelectric Station (Russia)
Official nameNizhnekamsk Hydroelectric Plant
CountryRussia
LocationNaberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan
Coordinates55°41′58″N 52°16′42″E / 55.69944°N 52.27833°E / 55.69944; 52.27833
StatusIn use
Construction began1963
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsKama River
Height30 m (98 ft)
Length3,900 m (12,795 ft)
Reservoir
CreatesNizhnekamsk Reservoir
Total capacity2,800,000,000 m3 (2,269,997 acre⋅ft)
Surface area1,084 km2 (419 sq mi)
Power Station
Operator(s)Tatenergo
Commission date1979-1987
Hydraulic head12.4 m (41 ft)
Turbines16 x 78 MW Kaplan turbines
Installed capacity1,248 MW
Annual generation2.54 billion kWh

The Nizhnekamsk Hydroelectric Station (Russian: Нижнекамская ГЭС), also known as Lower Kama, is a dam and hydroelectric power station on the lower Kama River near Naberezhnye Chelny in Russia. The purpose of the dam is power production, navigation and water supply. It powers a 1,248-megawatt (MW) station with 16 x 78 MW Kaplan turbine-generators.[1] Work on the dam began in 1963 and was not completed until 1990. Work on the reservoir still continues to help maintain it.[2]

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References

  1. ^ Okorochkov, V. P. (December 1978). "Construction of the Lower Kama hydroelectric station". Hydrotechnical Construction. 12 (12). Power Technology and Engineering (formerly Hydrotechnical Construction): 8–12. doi:10.1007/BF02304531. S2CID 109187845.
  2. ^ "Nizhnekamsk hydroelectric power station". www.gen4trip.com. Retrieved 2017-03-22.