Middle Dnieper Hydroelectric Station Explained

Middle Dnieper Hydroelectric Power Plant
Name Official:Середньодніпровська ГЕС
Dam Crosses:Dnieper River
Location:Kamianske, Ukraine
Dam Type:Earth-fill embankment with gravity sections
Status:O
Purpose:Power, navigation
Dam Length:7490m (24,570feet)
Dam Height:15.5m (50.9feet)
Construction Began:1956
Owner:Ukrhydroenergo
Res Name:Kamianske Reservoir
Res Capacity Total:24500000000NaN0
Res Surface:5670NaN0
Plant Operator:Ukrhydroenergo
Plant Turbines:8 x 44 MW propeller
Plant Capacity:352 MW
Plant Annual Gen:1.4 TWh
Plant Commission:1963-1964
Location Map:Ukraine
Coordinates:48.548°N 34.5413°W

The Middle Dnieper Hydroelectric Station is a run-of-river power plant on the Dnieper River in Kamianske, Ukraine, operated by Ukrhydroenergo.[1]

The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and navigation. It is the fourth dam in the Dnieper cascade. The dam has an associated lock and a power station with an installed capacity of 352 MW. Construction on the dam began in 1956 and the last generator was commissioned in 1964.[2] Until 2016 the plant was named Dniprodzerzhynska HES, after the Soviet name of the town of Kamianske.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Середньодніпровська ГЕС. UHE . 10 August 2022 . Ukrainian .
  2. Web site: Hydroelectric Power Plants in Ukraine. IndustCards. 28 February 2014. dead. https://archive.today/20121208152828/http://www.industcards.com/hydro-ukraine.htm. 8 December 2012.
  3. Web site: 2017-11-08 . КАБІНЕТ МІНІСТРІВ УКРАЇНИ РОЗПОРЯДЖЕННЯ від 8 листопада 2017 р. № 795-р Київ Про перейменування Дніпродзержинського водосховища . Order of November 8, 2017, No. 795-р Kyiv On the Renaming of the Dniprodszherzhynsk Reservoir . 2024-07-22 . www.kmu.gov.ua . uk.
  4. Web site: Про перейменування Дніпродзержинського водосховища . On the Renaming of the Dniprodszherzhynsk Reservoir . 2024-07-22 . Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України . uk.