Coordinates: 55°41′58″N 52°16′42″E / 55.69944°N 52.27833°E / 55.69944; 52.27833

Nizhnekamsk Hydroelectric Station

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Nizhnekamsk Dam
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The hydroelectric power plant
Location of Nizhnekamsk Dam in Tatarstan
Nizhnekamsk Hydroelectric Station (Russia)
Official nameNizhnekamsk Hydroelectric Plant
CountryRussia
LocationNaberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan
Coordinates55°41′58″N 52°16′42″E / 55.69944°N 52.27833°E / 55.69944; 52.27833
StatusIn use
Construction began1963
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsKama River
Height30 m (98 ft)
Length3,900 m (12,795 ft)
Reservoir
CreatesNizhnekamsk Reservoir
Total capacity2,800,000,000 m3 (2,269,997 acre⋅ft)
Surface area1,084 km2 (419 sq mi)
Power Station
Operator(s)Tatenergo
Commission date1979-1987
Hydraulic head12.4 m (41 ft)
Turbines16 x 78 MW Kaplan turbines
Installed capacity1,248 MW
Annual generation2.54 billion kWh

The Nizhnekamsk Hydroelectric Station (Russian: Нижнекамская ГЭС), also known as Lower Kama, is a dam and hydroelectric power station on the lower Kama River near Naberezhnye Chelny in Russia. The purpose of the dam is power production, navigation and water supply. It powers a 1,248-megawatt (MW) station with 16 x 78 MW Kaplan turbine-generators.[1] Work on the dam began in 1963 and was not completed until 1990. Work on the reservoir still continues to help maintain it.[2]

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References

  1. Okorochkov, V. P. (December 1978). "Construction of the Lower Kama hydroelectric station". Hydrotechnical Construction. 12 (12). Power Technology and Engineering (formerly Hydrotechnical Construction): 8–12. doi:10.1007/BF02304531. S2CID 109187845.
  2. "Nizhnekamsk hydroelectric power station". www.gen4trip.com. Retrieved 2017-03-22.