Kyiv Hydroelectric Power Plant Explained

Kyiv Hydroelectric Station
Dam Crosses:Dnieper River
Location:Vyshhorod, Ukraine
Dam Type:Earth-fill embankment with gravity sections
Status:O
Purpose:Power, navigation
Dam Length:288m (945feet)
Plant Hydraulic Head:12m (39feet)
Spillway Capacity:12500m3/s
Res Name:Kyiv Reservoir
Res Capacity Total:37800NaN0
Res Surface:9220NaN0
Plant Operator:Ukrhydroenergo
Plant Turbines:20; 4 x 22.7 MW, 16 x 20.5 MW bulb turbine[1]
Plant Capacity:418.8 MW
Plant Annual Gen:683 GWh
Plant Commission:1964-1968
Location Map:Ukraine
Coordinates:50.5883°N 30.5123°W

Kyiv Hydroelectric Station (uk|Київська [[wikt:ГЕС|ГЕС]]|Kyivska HES) is a run-of-river power plant on the Dnieper River in Vyshhorod, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. The 288m (945feet) long dam creates the Kyiv Reservoir with the purpose of hydroelectric power generation and navigability with the dam's associated lock. The first of 20 generators in the power station was commissioned in 1964, and the last in 1968. Together with the Kyiv Pumped Storage Power Plant, it creates a hydroelectricity generating complex. It is operated by the Ukrhydroenergo. Turbines for the plant were produced by the Kharkiv Factory Turboatom, and generators by the Kharkiv Factory "Elektrovazhmash".

Russo-Ukrainian War

On 24 February 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Andrii Nikonchuk died defending the Kyiv Hydroelectric Power Plant from Russian air raids.[2] On 26 August 2024, an energy facility of the complex was damaged in a Russian attack. Throughout the war, concerns have been raised over the effects of flooding caused by a possible dam collapse on the Kyiv area in case of an attack.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kiev HPP. Global Energy Observatory. 20 February 2014.
  2. Web site: "Серед його мрій було — опікуватись сиротами". Спогади близьких про Андрія Нікончука, який загинув, захищаючи Київську ГЕС - Життєві історії . 2024-07-19 . Експрес онлайн . uk.
  3. Web site: Kyiv hydroelectric dam hit during massive Russian attack across Ukraine, aide says . 2024-08-26 . 26 August 2024 . The Kyiv Independent . Nate Ostiller . en.