The project is located on the Dnieper river, in Zaporizhia, Ukraine. The project is designed for power supply and improvement of the river navigation. The project comprises two hydro plants: HPP-1 and HPP-2, with the day and week cycles of operation, participating in the coverage of peak loads in the power network of the Ukraine.
It includes:
- spillway dam;
- powerhouses of HPP-1 and HPP2 with erection bays;
- water intake with 9 penstocks of HPP-1;
- conjugation facilities;
- one-chamber and tree-chamber shipping locks;
- non-overflow left bank dam;
- outdoor switchyard.
Main parameters of the project:
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total reservoir storage
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3.32 km3
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max discharge through the structures
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26900 m3/s
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max static head
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38.7 m
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Installed capacity (HPP-1/HPP-2)
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650.6/650.6 MW
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average annual output
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3616 mln kW h
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Dnieper Hydropower Project Tailrace view
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Bridge across the Dnieper river (fragment)
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Zaporizhzhya Shipping Lock Lower approach canal
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Zaporizhzhya hydro development
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Dnieper Hydropower Project Dnieproges-2. Power house
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Dnieper Hydropower Project Spillway dam
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