Shamaldy-Say Hydroelectric Power Station Explained

Shamaldy-Say Hydro Power Plant
Name Official:Шамалдысайская ГЭC
Coordinates:41.3117°N 72.1911°W
Location:Shamaldy-Say
Status:O
Th Fuel Primary:Hydropower
Ps Units Operational:3
Ps Electrical Capacity:240 MW
Commissioned:1992-1996

The Shamaldy-Say Hydro Power Plant (Kirghiz; Kyrgyz: Шамалды-Сай ГЭСи, Russian: Шамалды-Сайская ГЭС) is an active hydro power plant on the river Naryn between Tash-Kömür and Shamaldy-Say, in Kyrgyzstan. Completed between 1992 and 1996, it is one of the three hydro power plants on the river Naryn near Tash-Kömür, 14 km downstream from the Tash-Kömür Hydroelectric Power Station.[1] It has 3 individual turbines with a nominal output of around 80 MW and a total nominal capacity of 180 MW.[1] The power plant's dam is 370NaN0 tall and creates a 410000000NaN0 reservoir of which 55000000NaN0 is active (or useful) for power generation.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tash-Kömür cascade of HPP. Energo-ES. 14 January 2022. ru.
  2. Web site: List of major hydroelectric facilities of the Kyrgyz Republic. CA Water. 24 February 2012. Russian.