Kardzhali Hydroelectric Power Station

The Kardzhali Hydro Power Plant (Bulgarian: ВЕЦ Кърджали) is an active hydro power near Kardzhali, southern Bulgaria constructed on the dam of the same name on the river Arda. It has 3 individual turbines[1] with a nominal output of around 36 MW which deliver up to 108 MW of power.

Kardjali Hydro Power Plant
CountryBulgaria
LocationKardzhali
Coordinates41°38′0″N 25°20′24″E
StatusOperational
Commission date
  • 1963
Owner(s)VA Tech, NEK EAD
Thermal power station
Primary fuelHydropower
Power generation
Units operational3
Nameplate capacity108 MW
External links
Website vec.nek.bg/stations_k.htm 
CommonsRelated media on Commons

Together with the Ivailovgrad HPP and Studen Kladenets HPP, Kardzhali HPP forms the Dolna Arda Hydro Cascade with total capacity of 276 MW. There is a 65,000,000 euro modernization plan for the three power plants.[2]

References

  1. Kardzhali Hydro Power Plant
  2. "Gorna Arda Cascade is to be modernized". Archived from the original on 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
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