Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant

The Kakhovka Hydroelectric Station was a run-of-river power plant from 1955 through early 2023 on the Dnieper River in Nova Kakhovka, Ukraine. Nova Kakhovka is a port city located... 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 × 58.5, 3 × 60.5 MW propeller
• Installed capacity:  357 MW
• Annual generation:  1.4 TWh
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo