Niva-2 is a 60MW hydro power project. It is located on Niva river/basin in Murmansk, Russia. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. The project construction commenced in 1930 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1934.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Hydropower | 60 | 60 | – | Active | Murmansk, Russia | JSC Lenhydroproject |
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Description
The project was developed by JSC Lenhydroproject. Gazprom Energoholding and Fortum Power and Heat are currently owning the project having ownership stake of 51.79% and 29.45% respectively.
Niva-2 is a reservoir based project. The project generated 365.26 GWh of electricity. The project cost is $120.5m.
The project has 4 electric generators installed at the site.
Development Status
The project construction commenced in 1930 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1934.
Contractors Involved
Power Machines was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 4 units of francis turbines, each with 15.3MW nameplate capacity.
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