Nizhnekamsk Hydroelectric Station
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 MW station with 16 x 78 MW Kaplan turbine-generators.[1] Work on this dam began in 1963 and was not completed until 1990. Work on the reservoir is still done to help maintain it.[2]
Nizhnekamsk Dam | |
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The hydroelectric power plant | |
Location of Nizhnekamsk Dam in Tatarstan Nizhnekamsk Hydroelectric Station (Russia) | |
Official name | Nizhnekamsk Hydroelectric Plant |
Country | Russia |
Location | Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan |
Coordinates | 55°41′58″N 52°16′42″E |
Status | In use |
Construction began | 1963 |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Kama River |
Height | 30 m (98 ft) |
Length | 3,900 m (12,795 ft) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Nizhnekamsk Reservoir |
Total capacity | 2,800,000,000 m3 (2,269,997 acre⋅ft) |
Surface area | 1,084 km2 (419 sq mi) |
Power Station | |
Operator(s) | Tatenergo |
Commission date | 1979-1987 |
Hydraulic head | 12.4 m (41 ft) |
Turbines | 16 x 78 MW Kaplan turbines |
Installed capacity | 1,248 MW |
Annual generation | 2.54 billion kWh |
References
- Okorochkov, V. P. (December 1978). "Construction of the Lower Kama hydroelectric station". Power Technology and Engineering (formerly Hydrotechnical Construction). pp. 8–12. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
- "Nizhnekamsk hydroelectric power station". www.gen4trip.com. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
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