Grodno Hydroelectric Power Station Explained

Grodno Dam
Location Map:Belarus
Coordinates:53.6441°N 23.9735°W
Country:Belarus
Location:Grodno
Purpose:P
Status:O
Construction Began:2008
Opening:2012
Cost:US$118 million
Dam Type:Embankment with gravity spillway and powerhouse section
Dam Crosses:Neman River
Dam Height:17m (56feet)
Plant Turbines:5 x 3.4 MW Kaplan-type
Plant Capacity:17 MW
Plant Hydraulic Head:6.9m (22.6feet)[1]
Plant Annual Gen:84.4 GWh

Grodno Hydroelectric Power Station is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station on the Neman River, about east of Grodno in Belarus. Construction on the power station began in 2008 and it became operational on 1 September 2012.[2] It is the largest hydroelectric power station in Belarus.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designed Projects. UHP Kharkova. 21 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140226234632/http://www.uhp.kharkov.ua/pdf/review_of_activities_en.pdf. 26 February 2014. dead.
  2. Web site: Grodno hydroelectric energy. Belarus News. 21 February 2014. Belarusian. 10 September 2012.
  3. Web site: Grodno HPS: What turned the project. Evening Grodno. 21 February 2014. Belarusian. 19 June 2013.