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
The hydroelectric power plant
Location of Nizhnekamsk Dam in Tatarstan
Nizhnekamsk Hydroelectric Station (Russia)
Official nameNizhnekamsk Hydroelectric Plant
CountryRussia
LocationNaberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan
Coordinates55°41′58″N 52°16′42″E
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

See also

References

  1. 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.
  2. "Nizhnekamsk hydroelectric power station". www.gen4trip.com. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
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