Nizhnekamsk Hydroelectric Station
Dam and power station in Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan, Russia
Dam in Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan
55°41′58″N 52°16′42″E / 55.69944°N 52.27833°E / 55.69944; 52.27833The Nizhnekamsk Hydroelectric Station (Russian: Нижнекамская ГЭС), also known as Lower Kama, is a dam and hydroelectric power station on the lower Kama River near Naberezhnye Chelny in Russia. The purpose of the dam is power production, navigation and water supply. It powers a 1,248 MW station with 16 x 78 MW Kaplan turbine-generators.[1] Work on this dam began in 1963 and was not completed until 1990. Work on the reservoir is still done to help maintain it.[2]
See also
- Votkinsk Hydroelectric Station
References
- ^ Okorochkov, V. P. (December 1978). "Construction of the Lower Kama hydroelectric station". Hydrotechnical Construction. 12 (12). Power Technology and Engineering (formerly Hydrotechnical Construction): 8–12. doi:10.1007/BF02304531. S2CID 109187845.
- ^ "Nizhnekamsk hydroelectric power station". www.gen4trip.com. Retrieved 2017-03-22.