Kaniv Hydroelectric Power Plant is a hydroelectricity generating complex on the Dnieper River in Kaniv, Ukraine. It is operated by the Ukrhydroenego that is part of the state company Energy Company of Ukraine.
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Kaniv Hydroelectric Power Plant | |
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![]() The dam of Kaniv Hydroelectric Power Plant | |
![]() ![]() Location of Kaniv Hydroelectric Power Plant in Cherkasy Oblast | |
Location | Kaniv, Ukraine |
Coordinates | 49°45′59.5″N 31°28′18.2″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 (1 cu mi) |
Power Station | |
Operator(s) | Ukrhydroenergo |
Turbines | 24 x 18.5 MW |
Installed capacity | 444 MW |
Annual generation | 972 GWh |
The power plant was projected by the Ukrainian department of project-research institute "UkrHydroProject" of S.Zhuk. The construction was conducted by several specialized in this field companies. During the construction also there was built a small settlement for the power plant's working personnel.
Turbines for the plant were produced by the Kharkiv Factory "Turboatom", generators - Kharkiv Factory "Elektrovazhmash".
The dam has a lock to allow water travel along the Dnieper river. It is a single-stage, a single chamber lock. The lock's size is 288 by 18 metres (945 ft × 59 ft).
In 1997, the Kaniv Hydroelectric Power Plant started to be renovated. The first stage lasted until June 2002, while the second one - 2017. The first stage was financed through the IBRD, while the second World Bank invested $106 million with the addition of the Ukrainian government budget.
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