Middle Dnieper Hydroelectric Station
Hydroelectric station in Kamianske, Ukraine
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The Middle Dnieper Hydroelectric Station (Ukrainian: Середньодніпровська ГЕС, romanized: Seredniodniprovska HES) is a run-of-river power plant on the Dnieper River in Kamianske, Ukraine, operated by Ukrhydroenergo.[1]
Official nameСередньодніпровська ГЕС
LocationKamianske, Dnipropetrovsk oblast
Coordinates48°32′52.80″N 34°32′28.67″E
PurposePower, navigation
| Middle Dnieper Hydroelectric Power Plant | |
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View of power station and dam | |
  Middle Dnieper Hydroelectric Power Plant Location of Middle Dnieper Hydroelectric Power Plant in Ukraine | |
| Official name | Середньодніпровська ГЕС |
| Location | Kamianske, Dnipropetrovsk oblast |
| Coordinates | 48°32′52.80″N 34°32′28.67″E |
| Purpose | Power, navigation |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1956 |
| Opening date | 1963 |
| Owner | Ukrhydroenergo |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Earth-fill embankment with gravity sections |
| Impounds | Dnieper River |
| Height | 15.5 m (51 ft) |
| Length | 7,490 m (24,570 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Kamianske Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 2,450,000,000 m3 (1,986,247 acre⋅ft) |
| Surface area | 567 km2 (219 mi2) |
| Power Station | |
| Operator | Ukrhydroenergo |
| Commission date | 1963-1964 |
| Turbines | 8 x 44 MW propeller |
| Installed capacity | 352 MW |
| Annual generation | 1.4 TWh |
The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and navigation. It is the fourth dam in the Dnieper cascade. The dam has an associated lock and a power station with an installed capacity of 352 MW. Construction on the dam began in 1956 and the last generator was commissioned in 1964.[2] Until 2016, the plant was named Dniprodzerzhynska HES, after the Soviet name of the town of Kamianske.[3][4]
