Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant

The Kakhovka Hydroelectric Station was a run-of-river power plant on the Dnieper River in Nova Kakhovka, Ukraine. Nova Kakhovka is a port city located on the reservoir's southern bank.... Wikipedia

  • Official name:  Kakhovska HPS
  • Location:  Nova Kakhovka, Ukraine
  • Purpose:  Power, irrigation, navigation
  • Status:  Destroyed
  • Construction began:  September 1950
  • Opening date:  1956
  • Demolition date:  June 6, 2023
  • Owner(s):  Energy Company of Ukraine
  • Type of dam:  Earth-fill embankment with gravity sections
  • Impounds:  Dnieper River
  • Height:  30 m (98.43 ft)
  • Length:  3,273 m (10,738.19 ft)
  • Creates:  Kakhovka Reservoir
  • Total capacity:  18,180 e6m3
  • Surface area:  2,155 km² (832.05 sq mi)
  • Operator(s):  Ukrhydroenergo
  • Commission date:  1955–1956
  • Turbines:  3 x 58.5, 3 x 60.5 MW propeller
  • Installed capacity:  357 MW
  • Annual generation:  1.4 TWh
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo