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Kyiv Hydroelectric Station (Ukrainian: Київська ГЕС, romanized: Kyivska HES) is a run-of-river power plant on the Dnieper River in Vyshhorod, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. The 288 m (945 ft) long dam creates the Kyiv Reservoir with the purpose of hydroelectric power generation and navigability with the dam's associated lock. The first of 20 generators in the power station was commissioned in 1964, and the last in 1968. Together with the Kyiv Pumped Storage Power Plant, it creates a hydroelectricity generating complex. It is operated by the Ukrhydroenergo. Turbines for the plant were produced by the Kharkiv Factory Turboatom, and generators by the Kharkiv Factory "Elektrovazhmash".
| Kyiv Hydroelectric Station | |
|---|---|
 View of station from Vyshhorod | |
  Location of Kyiv Hydroelectric Station in Ukraine | |
| Location | Vyshhorod, Ukraine |
| Coordinates | 50°35′18.02″N 30°30′44.36″E / 50.5883389°N 30.5123222°E |
| Purpose | Power, navigation |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 1964 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Earth-fill embankment with gravity sections |
| Impounds | Dnieper River |
| Length | 288 m (945 ft) |
| Spillway capacity | 12,500 m3/s (441,433 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Kyiv Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 3,780×106 m3 (3,064,496 acre⋅ft) |
| Surface area | 922 km2 (356 sq mi) |
| Power Station | |
| Operator(s) | Ukrhydroenergo |
| Commission date | 1964-1968 |
| Hydraulic head | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Turbines | 20; 4 x 22.7 MW, 16 x 20.5 MW bulb turbine[1] |
| Installed capacity | 418.8 MW |
| Annual generation | 683 GWh |
Russo-Ukrainian War
editOn 24 February 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Andrii Nikonchuk died defending the Kyiv Hydroelectric Power Plant from Russian air raids.[2] On 26 August 2024, an energy facility of the complex was damaged in a Russian attack. Throughout the war, concerns have been raised over the effects of flooding caused by a possible dam collapse on the Kyiv area in case of an attack.[3]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Kiev HPP". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ^ ""Серед його мрій було — опікуватись сиротами". Спогади близьких про Андрія Нікончука, який загинув, захищаючи Київську ГЕС - Життєві історії". Експрес онлайн (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ Nate Ostiller (26 August 2024). "Kyiv hydroelectric dam hit during massive Russian attack across Ukraine, aide says". The Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
External links
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