The Kremenchuk Hydroelectric Power Plant is a run-of-river power plant on the Dnieper River just upstream of Kremenchuk in Svitlovodsk, Ukraine. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and navigation. It is the third dam in the Dnieper cascade and creates the largest reservoir on the river. The dam has an associated lock and a power station with an installed capacity of 624 megawatts (837,000 hp). Construction on the dam began in May 1954, the reservoir began to fill in October 1959, the last generator was commissioned in 1960 and the dam and power plant were inaugurated in 1961.[1] It is operated by Ukrhydroenergo.[2][3]
| Kremenchuk Dam | |
|---|---|
 Top of power plant | |
  Location of Kremenchuk Dam in Ukraine | |
| Official name | Kremenchug HPP |
| Location | Svitlovodsk, Ukraine |
| Coordinates | 49°4′39.13″N 33°15′02.17″E / 49.0775361°N 33.2506028°E |
| Purpose | Power, navigation |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1954 |
| Opening date | 1959 |
| Owner(s) | Energy Company of Ukraine |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Earth-fill embankment with gravity sections |
| Impounds | Dnieper River |
| Length | 10,500 m (34,400 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Kremenchuk Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 13,520×106 m3 (10,960,842 acre⋅ft) |
| Active capacity | 8,700×106 m3 (7,053,205 acre⋅ft) |
| Surface area | 2,250 km2 (869 sq mi) |
| Maximum length | 172 km (107 mi) |
| Maximum width | 40 km (25 mi) |
| Power Station | |
| Operator(s) | Ukrhydroenergo |
| Commission date | 1959-1960 |
| Hydraulic head | 14.2 m (47 ft) |
| Turbines | 12 x 52 MW propeller |
| Installed capacity | 624 MW |
| Annual generation | 1.5 TWh |
Russo-Ukrainian War
editOn the morning of October 31, 2022, Russian forces launched a massive missile strike on critical infrastructure facilities in Ukraine. In particular, a missile hit was recorded on the territory of the Kremenchuk Hydroelectric Power Station.[4][5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Hydroelectric Power Plants in Ukraine". IndustCards. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ "Kremenchug HPP" (in Russian). UGE. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ "Kremenchuk Hydroelectric Power Plant Ukraine". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ "Росія завдала ракетних ударів по трьох ГЕС в Україні" [Russia has launched missile strikes on three hydroelectric power stations in Ukraine.]. chas.news (in ua). 2022-10-31. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "РФ завдала ударів по трьох ГЕС" [Russia has struck three hydroelectric power stations.]. Зеркало недели | Дзеркало тижня | Mirror Weekly (in Ukrainian). 2022-10-31. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
