The project is located near Dniprodzerzhinsk, Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine.
Dnieprodzerzhynsk Hydropower Project includes:
- hydro power plant;
- spillway dam;
- navigation facilities;
- earth dams;
- Orelskaya protection dyke;
- Orel’-Dnieper canal;
All main concrete structures are erected on a rock foundation of the right bank's flood-lands. A highway and a railway have been built along the dam. The length of the water pressure front, including the protection dike, equals to 36.5 km.
Main parameters of the project:
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total reservoir storage
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2.46 km3
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max discharge through the structures
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24400 m3
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max static head
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12.6 m
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HPP installed capacity
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352 MW
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average annual output
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1250 mln kW h
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Dnieprodzerzhynsk Hydropower Project Left bank view
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Dnieprodzerzhynsk Hydropower Project
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Dnieprodzerzhynsk Shipping Lock Lock Cahmber
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Dnieprodzerzhynsk Hydropower Project Tailrace view
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