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Boguchanskaya
Location: Krasnoyarsk
Operator: OAO Boguchanskaya GES
Configuration: 9 X 330 MW Francis
Operation: 2010-2013
T/G supplier: LMZ
EPC: Gidroenergoproekt, Bureyagesstroy
Quick facts: This is the largest current hydro construction project in
Russia and a joint venture of RusHydro and Rusal. A 4-GW plant about 370km
donwstream of Ust-Ilim was first specifically promoted in 1947 as part of
integrated planning for hydro development on the Angara River. The project
was confirmed n 1971 and approved at 3 GW in 1979. Construction got
underway in 1980 with first startup in 1988 and completion in 1992, but
the plant was postponed three times from 1993-1995. In 2004, Rusal was
made a joint investor with the Russian state and the current development
company was formed in Feb 2005. The dam structures are about 2.5km in
length.
Photograph courtesy of OAO Boguchanskaya GES
Posted 31 Jul 2010 |
Krasnoyarsk
Location: Krasnoyarsk
Operator: JSC Krasnoyarsk HPS
Configuration: 12 X 500 MW Francis
Operation: 1967-1971
T/G supplier: LMZ, Electrosila
EPC: Gidroenergoproekt
Quick facts: This plant is on the Enisei River near Divnogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai.
Construction started in 1967 and the reservoir was filled in 1970,
ultimately extending for approximately 390km. The cost of project
development and construction was 803mn rubles. The concrete gravity dam
reaches 128m and the crest length is 1,072.5m. Krasnoyarsk was designed
and built as an integral part of a heavy industrial complex that includes
the power plant, the Achinsk Alumina Plant, the Krasnoyarsk Aluminum Plant
(KRAZ), and the Krasnoyarsk Metallurgical Plant (Rolling Mill). These
enterprises joined several others to form a financial-industrial group
known as TaNAKo. The Russian energy company Sibneft acquired a substantial
position in TaNAKo in 2000. The plant has been extensively modernized.
Photograph courtesy of JSC Krasnoyarsk HPS
Posted 31 Jan 2010 |
Kureyka
Location: Krasnoyarsk
Operator: Krasnoyarskenergo
Configuration: 5 X 120 MW Francis
Operation: 1987-1989
T/G supplier: Tyazhmash, Elsib
Photograph by Alexander
Posted 30 May 2002 |
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Mayna
Location: Krasnoyarsk
Operator: RusHydro
Configuration: 3 X 107 MW Kaplan
Operation: 1984-1985
T/G supplier: Kharkov, Electrosila
EPC: Lenhydroprojekt
Quick facts: Development of the Mayna power station began in 1979.
Photograph courtesy of Lenhydroprojek
Posted 3 Jul 2006 |
Sayano-Shushenskaya
Location: Khakass Republic
Operator: RusHydro
Configuration: 10 X 650 MW Francis
Operation: 1978-1985
T/G supplier: LMZ, Electrosila
EPC: Lenhydroproject
Quick facts:
This is the largest hydroelectric plant in Russia and one of the 10
largest power stations in the world. Development began in 1960 and
construction started in 1968. The concrete arch dam reaches 245.5m in
height and is 1,066m long. Average annual production is 23.5 TWh and as
much as 70% of the output is delivered to four Rusal smelters in
Siberia. On 17 Aug 2009, the facility suffered a catastrophic accident
that destroyed Unit-2, badly damaged some of the other machines, and
killed 74 people. Repair and reconstruction will cost at least $1.2bn.
Photograph by Aleksey Foris (wikipedia)
Posted 2 Jan 2010 |
Vilyusk
Location: Sakha Republic
Operator: Alrosa Company Ltd
Configuration: 4 X 77 MW Kaplan, 4 X 85 MW Kaplan
Operation: 1968-1978
T/G supplier: Kharkov, Elsib
EPC: Lenhydroproject
Quick facts: This is the largest hydroelectric complex in the Yakutia region and is used to power Alrosa diamond mining operations and the local grid.
< Photograph courtesy of RAO UES
Posted 8 Jul 2007 |
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Vilyusk-3
Location: Sakha Republic
Operator: JSC Viluiskaya HPP-3
Configuration: 3 X 90 MW Kaplan
Operation: 2004-2008
T/G supplier: Kharkov, Elsib
EPC: Lenhydroproject, Vilyuygesstroy
Quick facts:
Preliminaty construction at Vilyusk-3 began in Nov 1979. The project was fully approved in 1984 and first concrete was in Oct 1986. The operating company was registered in May 1999 and Alrosa acquired a 60% in 2000.
Unit-1 electromechanical installtion began in May 2001 and it went commercial on 8 Sep 2004. Provision has been made for a fourth set.
Photograph courtesy of JSC Viluiskaya HPP-3
Posted 8 Jul 2007 |
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