The Orphey Pumpted Storage Hydro Power Plant (Bulgarian: Помпено-акумулираща водноелектрическа централа "Орфей") is an active hydro power project near Krichim in the Rhodope Mountains, southern Bulgaria. It has 4 individual Francis turbines[1] which deliver up to 164.8 MW of power. One of the turbines can be used as a pump as well (38 MW), making this power plant a pumped storage type. The power plant uses water from the Vacha Reservoir along the homonymous river, and is part of the Dospat–Vacha Hydropower Cascade. The plant is named after Orpheus, who is said to have lived in these lands.
| Orphey Hydro Power Plant | |
|---|---|
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| Country | Bulgaria |
| Location | Krichim |
| Coordinates | 41°56′33″N 24°27′8″E / 41.94250°N 24.45222°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Owner(s) | NEK EAD |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Vacha Reservoir |
| Power Station | |
| Installed capacity | 164.8 MW |
References
edit- ^ NEK brochure "Hydro Power Cascades and Dams", page 27 Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
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