Oskemen Hydroelectric Power Plant

The Oskemen Hydroelectric Power Plant (Kazakh: Өскемен ГЭС, Óskemen GES), also known as Ust-Kamenogorsk Hydroelectric Power Plant (Russian: Усть-Каменогорская ГЭС), is a hydroelectric power plant on the Irtysh River near Oskemen in East Kazakhstan Province of Kazakhstan. It has 4 individual turbines[1] with a nominal output of 82.8 MW (one renewed - 91 MW) with a generating capacity of 339.4 MW and generates 1.58 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity per year.[2] It is owned and operated by AES Corporation.

Oskemen Hydro Power Plant
CountryKazakhstan
LocationOskemen
Coordinates49°53′59″N 82°43′6″E
StatusOperational
Commission date1952, 1959
Owner(s)AES
Thermal power station
Primary fuelHydropower
Power generation
Units operational4
Nameplate capacity339.4 MW
External links
Website www.ukges.kz/ 

See also

References

  1. Ust-Kamenogorsk Hydro Power Plant
  2. "AES UK Hydro". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-03-03.


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