Sestrimo Hydro Power Plant | |
Country: | Bulgaria |
Location: | Sestrimo |
Coordinates: | 42.2078°N 23.9156°W |
Owner: | NEK EAD |
Status: | O |
Th Fuel Primary: | Hydropower |
Ps Units Operational: | 3 |
Ps Electrical Capacity: | 240 MW |
Commissioned: | 1973 |
The Sestrimo Hydro Power Plant is an active hydro power project in the eastern Rila mountains near Sestrimo village, Bulgaria. Water is supplied by the Belmeken Dam to three turbines[1] with a nominal output of around 80 MW which will deliver up to 240 MW of power.[2] It is part of the Belmeken-Chaira-Sestrimo Hydropower Cascade. The same reservoir is used for pumped storage with the Chaira Hydro Power Plant.