Kolyma Hydroelectric Station

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Kolyma Dam
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Location of Kolyma Dam in Russia
Official nameKolyma Hydroelectric Station
CountryRussia
Location Sinegorye, Yagodninsky District, Magadan Oblast
Coordinates 62°3′19.68″N150°24′29.83″E / 62.0554667°N 150.4082861°E / 62.0554667; 150.4082861 Coordinates: 62°3′19.68″N150°24′29.83″E / 62.0554667°N 150.4082861°E / 62.0554667; 150.4082861
PurposePower
StatusOperational
Construction began1974
Opening date1982;40 years ago (1982)
Owner(s) RusHydro
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Embankment, rock-fill
Impounds Kolyma River
Height134.5 m (441 ft)
Length683 m (2,241 ft)
Spillway capacity11,300 m3/s (400,000 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Total capacity15,080,000,000 m3 (12,230,000 acre⋅ft)
Active capacity7,240,000,000 m3 (5,870,000 acre⋅ft)
Surface area454.6 km2 (175.5 sq mi)
Operator(s) RusHydro
Commission date1982–1994
Type Conventional
Hydraulic head 115.2 m (378 ft)
Turbines 4 x 180 MW Deriaz-type
1 x 180 MW Francis-type [1]
Installed capacity 900 MW

Kolyma Hydroelectric Station is located on the Kolyma River in the village of Sinegorye, Yagodninsky District, Magadan Oblast Russia. It has an installed power generation capacity of 900 MW. [2] Kolyma HPP is the basis of the energy system of Magadan Oblast; it produces about 95% of the electricity in the region. It is the upper stage of the Kolyma cascade, while the lower one (Ust-Srednekan Hydroelectric Plant) of 570 MW installed capacity is under construction.

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Kolyma Turbine Hall

Construction began in 1974 and the first generator was commissioned in 1982, the last in 1994. Construction of the Kolyma HPP was carried out in the harsh climatic conditions in the zone of permafrost. At 134.5 m (441 ft), it is the highest earth filled dam in Russia. It is also the most powerful hydroelectric plant in the country with an underground power station.

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