Kaniv Hydroelectric Power Plant | |
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Location | Kaniv, Ukraine |
Coordinates | 49°45′59.5″N 31°28′18.2″E / 49.766528°N 31.471722°E |
Construction began | 1964 |
Opening date | November 4, 1972 (first turbine) – April 16, 1975 (completion) |
Owner(s) | Government of Ukraine |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | power plant |
Impounds | Dnieper River |
Height | 39.5 m (130 ft) |
Length | 343 m (1,125 ft) |
Spillway capacity | 13,200 m3/s (466,154 cu ft/s) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | (Run-of-river) |
Total capacity | 2.6 km3 (2,107,854 acre⋅ft) |
Power Station | |
Operator(s) | Ukrhydroenergo |
Turbines | 24 x 18.5 MW |
Installed capacity | 444 MW |
Annual generation | 972 GWh |
Kaniv Hydroelectric Power Plant is a hydroelectricity generating complex on the Dnieper river in Kaniv, Ukraine. It is operated by Ukrhydroenego, a subsidiary of the state-owned Energy Company of Ukraine. The dam has a 288 by 18 metres (945 ft × 59 ft) single-stage, single chamber lock to enable travel along the Dnieper river.