Oskil Dam
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| Oskil Dam | |
|---|---|
 The Oskil Reservoir that the dam created | |
  Oskil Dam Location of Oskil Dam in Kharkiv Oblast  Oskil Dam Oskil Dam (Ukraine) | |
| Location | Oskil, Ukraine |
| Coordinates | 49°10′30″N 37°28′19″E / 49.17500°N 37.47194°E |
| Purpose | Power, irrigation |
| Status | Destroyed |
| Construction began | 1954 |
| Opening date | 1958 |
| Demolition date | April 2, 2022[1] |
| Owner | Water of Donbas |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Earth-fill embankment with gravity sections |
| Impounds | Oskil River |
| Length | 1,025 m (3,363 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Oskil Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 474×106 m3 (384,278 acre⋅ft) |
| Surface area | 130 km2 (50 mi2) |
| Power Station | |
| Turbines | 2 × 1,840 kW |
| Installed capacity | 3,680 kW |
| Annual generation | 15 million kWh |
The Oskil Dam (Ukrainian: Оскільська ГЕС), also known as the Oskil Hydroelectric Station, is a former hydroelectric plant in Eastern Ukraine along the Oskil River. The plant first began operation in 1958, and was destroyed on April 2, 2022, during the Russo-Ukrainian War.
During the 1950s, the Soviets began to plan for the construction of a series of infrastructure projects to alleviate the water shortage surrounding the Siverskyi Donets. They decided on the construction of the Siverskyi Donets – Donbas Canal and the Oskil Dam.[2]
The construction of dam first began in 1954, and was completed by 1956. The construction for the power plant soon also completed by 1957, and both began operation in 1958. Since then, the dam has created the Oskil Reservoir as a water source for the local population.[3]
On April 2, 2022, during the Russo-Ukrainian War, the power plant was destroyed as a result of Russian shelling. This destruction caused the water from the reservoir to create flooding in the downstream areas.[1] The cost of the flooding is estimated to be about 3 million Hryvnias.[4]
