Uglich Hydroelectric Station
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57.5275°N 38.297778°E / 57.5275; 38.297778
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The Uglich Hydroelectric Station or Uglich GES (Russian: Угличская ГЭС) is a hydroelectric station on the Volga River in Uglich in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, and is the first of the Volga-Kama cascade of dams. It began operating on December 8, 1940, making it one of the oldest hydroelectric plants in Russia. The plant has a 120 MW capacity and is operated by RusHydro.[1][2] There is also a Russian hydropower museum located at the hydroelectric plant dedicated to the development of hydropower.[3]