| Irganai Dam | |
| Location Map: | Russia Dagestan#Russia |
| Location Map Caption: | Location of the Irganai Dam in Dagestan |
| Coordinates: | 42.7452°N 46.8316°W |
| Country: | Dagestan, Russia |
| Location: | Untskul region |
| Status: | O |
| Construction Began: | 1979 |
| Opening: | 1998 |
| Owner: | RusHydro |
| Dam Height: | 111m (364feet) |
| Dam Length: | 317m (1,040feet) |
| Dam Crosses: | Avar Koisu |
| Res Name: | Irganai reservoir |
| Res Capacity Total: | 705000000m2 |
| Res Surface: | 18km2 |
| Plant Turbines: | 4 x 200 MW |
| Plant Capacity: | 400 MW 800 MW (max. planned) |
| Plant Annual Gen: | 1,280 GWh |
Irganai Dam is a hydroelectric dam in the Untskul region of Dagestan, Russia. It is located on the river Avar Koisu.
Construction of the dam and power station started in 1979. The first generation unit of the Irganai hydropower station was launched in 1998.[1] The second generation unit was launched in 2001.
The dam is high and long at the crest. It is filled of gravel with asphalt-concrete diaphragm. The complex includes tunnel spillway, intake structure, two diversion tunnels each, underground surge tanks, steel-reinforced concrete penstocks, and a powerhouse.[1]
Irganai is the largest derivational hydroelectric power station in Russia, with two radial-axial hydraulic units with a capacity of 200 MW each. The power station has a total installed capacity of 400 megawatts (MW) and projected capacity of 800 MW.[1] [2] Its mean annual electric energy output is 1,280 GWh.
The dam creates the Irganai reservoir. The reservoir has a surface area of 18km2. Its full capacity is and alive storage capacity is .[1]
The dam and power station is projected by Lenhydroproject and operated by RusHydro.
On 7 September 2010, fire broke out at power station's hall. On 9 September 2010, Russian security forces defused an explosive device equivalent to of trinitrotoluene in the room.[3] [4] On 31 January 2011, a stick of dynamite was discovered at the power station.