Kremenchuk Hydroelectric Power Plant
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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 | Kremenchuk HPP |
| Location | Svitlovodsk, Ukraine |
| Coordinates | 49°4′39.13″N 33°15′02.17″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
On 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]
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