Votkinsk Hydroelectric Station

Votkinsk Hydroelectric Station
Downstream side of ship lock
Votkinsk Hydroelectric Station is located in Russia
Votkinsk Hydroelectric Station
Location of Votkinsk Hydroelectric Station in Russia
Official nameVotkinskaya HPS
CountryRussia
LocationVotkinsk
Coordinates56°47′27″N 54°05′22″E / 56.79083°N 54.08944°E / 56.79083; 54.08944
StatusIn use
Construction began1955
Opening date1965
Owner(s)RusHydro
Dam and spillways
Type of damConcrete gravity/embankment
ImpoundsKama River
Height34 m (112 ft)
Length4,790 m (15,715 ft)
Dam volume21,907,200 m3 (773,645,467 cu ft)
Spillways8
Spillway typeService, crest overflow weir
Spillway capacity11,300 m3/s (399,056 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
CreatesVotkinsk Reservoir
Total capacity9,400,000,000 m3 (3.31957867182×1011 cu ft)
Catchment area184,000 km2 (71,043 sq mi)
Surface area1,120 km2 (432 sq mi)
Maximum water depth28 m (92 ft)
Power Station
Commission date1961-1963
Hydraulic head23 m (75 ft) (max.)
16.75 m (55 ft) (design)
Turbines3 x 100 MW
1 x 110 MW
6 x 115 MW
Installed capacity1,100 MW[1][2]
Annual generation2.2 billion kWh
Website
http://www.votges.rushydro.ru/

The Votkinsk Hydroelectric Station (Russian: Воткинская ГЭС) is a dam and hydroelectric power station on the Kama River along the border of Perm Krai and Udmurtia, Russia. It is 30 km (19 mi) south of Votkinsk and its main purpose is power generation and navigation. The power station has a 1,100 MW installed capacity and the dam also supports a ship lift. Construction on the dam began in 1955, the first generator was operational in 1961 and the last in 1963. The entire project was complete in 1965.

Design

The dam has a maximum height of 34 m (112 ft) and a length of 4,790 m (15,715 ft). It is composed of a combined 365 m (1,198 ft) long concrete power station and 191 m (627 ft) long spillway section which are both flanked by the embankment dam portion. The embankment portion of the dam contains 20,899,000 m3 (738,041,220 cu ft) of soil and 884,400 m3 (31,232,291 cu ft) of rock, drainage and filter placement. The concrete structures of the dam, namely the spillway and power station comprise 1,236,600 m3 (43,670,117 cu ft).[3]

The power station is 269 m (883 ft) long, 22.5 m (74 ft) wide and 28.3 m (93 ft) high. It contains 10 Kaplan turbine-generators. There are six transformers ranging from 110-500 kV.[3]

Votkinsk Reservoir holds 9,400,000,000 m3 (3.31957867182×1011 cu ft) of water, of which 3,700,000,000 m3 (1.30664266870×1011 cu ft) is active or "useful" capacity. The reservoir's catchment or drainage area is 184,000 km2 (71,043 sq mi), its surface area is 1,120 km2 (432 sq mi) and its maximum depth is 28 m (92 ft). It is 365 km (227 mi) long and 10 km (6 mi) across at its widest.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Общие сведения". Archived from the original on 2020-05-19. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  2. ^ "Установленная мощность Воткинской ГЭС увеличилась до 1100 МВт".
  3. ^ a b c "Votkinsky Hydropower" (in Russian). RusHydro. Retrieved 14 January 2011.[permanent dead link‍]