Grodno Hydroelectric Power Station

Grodno Dam
The dam under construction in 2008
Grodno Hydroelectric Power Station is located in Belarus
Grodno Hydroelectric Power Station
Location of Grodno Dam in Belarus
CountryBelarus
LocationGrodno
Coordinates53°38′38.87″N 23°58′24.55″E / 53.6441306°N 23.9734861°E / 53.6441306; 23.9734861
PurposePower
StatusOperational
Construction began2008
Opening date2012
Construction costUS$118 million
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment with gravity spillway and powerhouse section
ImpoundsNeman River
Height17 m (56 ft)
Hydraulic head6.9 m (23 ft)[1]
Turbines5 x 3.4 MW Kaplan-type
Installed capacity17 MW
Annual generation84.4 GWh

Grodno Hydroelectric Power Station is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station on the Neman River, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east of Grodno in Belarus. Construction on the 17 megawatts (23,000 hp) power station began in 2008 and it became operational on 1 September 2012.[2] It is the largest hydroelectric power station in Belarus.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Designed Projects" (PDF). UHP Kharkova. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Grodno hydroelectric energy" (in Belarusian). Belarus News. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Grodno HPS: What turned the project" (in Belarusian). Evening Grodno. 19 June 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2014.


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