Zhinvali Dam Explained

Zhinvali Dam
Location Map:Georgia
Coordinates:42.135°N 44.7722°W
Country:Georgia
Location:Zhinvali
Status:O
Construction Began:1974
Opening:1985
Dam Type:Pebble-fill dam
Dam Height:102m (335feet)
Dam Length:415m (1,362feet)
Dam Width Crest:9m (30feet)
Dam Width Base:484.75m (1,590.39feet)
Dam Crosses:Aragvi River
Res Name:Zhinvali Reservoir
Res Capacity Total:0.52km3
Plant Turbines:4 X 32.5 MW
Plant Capacity:130 MW

The Zhinvali Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Aragvi River in the Caucasus Mountains in Zhinvali, Georgia. The Zhinvali Hydroelectric Power Plant has four turbines, each with a nominal capacity of 32.5 MW, for a combined capacity of 130 MW.[1]

The building of the dam in 1986 formed the Zhinvali Reservoir.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zhinvali Hydro Power Plant . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120229151444/http://www.ebrdrenewables.com/sites/renew/Lists/Projects/DispForm.aspx?ID=699&Source=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eebrdrenewables%2Ecom%2Fsites%2Frenew%2Fcountries%2FGeorgia%2Fdefault%2Easpx . February 29, 2012.
  2. Web site: The Khevi-Aragvi Biosphere Reserve . 2009-01-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927225626/http://www.acnet.ge/mab/description_eng.htm . September 27, 2007 .