Ust-Srednekan Hydroelectric Plant

Ust-Srednekan Hydroelectric Plant is a hydroelectric power station located on the Kolyma River near the village of Ust-Srednekan, Srednekansky District, Magadan Oblast Russia. It has an installed power generation capacity of 570 MW.[2]

Ust-Srednekan Hydroelectric Plant
Building of the dam in 2011
Ust-Srednekan Hydroelectric Plant is located in Magadan Oblast
Ust-Srednekan Hydroelectric Plant
Location of Ust-Srednekan Hydroelectric Plant in Magadan Oblast
Ust-Srednekan Hydroelectric Plant is located in Russia
Ust-Srednekan Hydroelectric Plant
Ust-Srednekan Hydroelectric Plant (Russia)
Official nameУсть-Среднеканская ГЭС
CountryRussia
LocationUst-Srednekan, Srednekansky District, Magadan Oblast
Coordinates62°25′04″N 152°09′09″E / 62.41778°N 152.15250°E / 62.41778; 152.15250
PurposePower
StatusUnder construction
Construction began1991
Opening date2022; 2 years ago (2022)[1]
Owner(s)RusHydro
Dam and spillways
Type of damEarth, concrete
ImpoundsKolyma River
Height74 m (243 ft)
Length2,490 m (8,170 ft)
Operator(s)RusHydro
TypeConventional

The dam is located 217 km (135 mi) downstream from the larger Kolyma Hydroelectric Station.[3]

History

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Following the completion of the Kolyma Hydroelectric Station in 1978, the site of the future Ust-Srednekan Hydroelectric Plant was inspected by Lenhydroproject engineers. A feasibility study was approved in 1989 by the USSR Ministry of Energy and Electrification. Preliminary construction work at the site of the hydroelectric complex began in 1990 and initially made rapid progress. The first phase included the construction of a road to Ust-Srednekan as well as the layout of a foundation. In 1992 the lintels of the foundation pit of the main structures were filled, and a temporary concrete plant was put into operation. In 1993 the first cubic meter of concrete at the construction of the hydroelectric power station was laid and a bridge across the Kolyma was built in order to provide a connection with the construction site on the opposite bank. In 1996 the first tower crane as well as the second stage of a temporary concrete plant and a 110/35/6 Kw substation were put into operation. In 1999 began the installation of hydraulic power equipment. All along the 1990s decade construction was hampered owing to insufficient funding.[4][5]

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References

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  1. ^ "На крупнейшей в РФ строящейся ГЭС введен в работу последний гидроагрегат - ТАСС".
  2. ^ Когадовский О. А, Фриштер Ю. И. Гидроэнергетика Крайнего Северо-Востока. — М.: Энергопромиздат, 1996. — 304 с. — ISBN 5-283-01259-X.
  3. ^ Google Earth
  4. ^ Усть-СреднеканГЭСстрой. Усть-Среднеканская ГЭС. Энергетическая стабильность Магаданской области. — Магадан: «Охотник», 2011. — 20 с.
  5. ^ Ферингер А. Б., Кабанов Н. В. Усть-Среднеканская ГЭС // Гидротехническое строительство. — 2012. — № 8. — С. 38—40.
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