Nizhnekamskaya is a 1,205MW hydro power project. It is located on Kama river/basin in Tatarstan, Russia. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. The project construction commenced in 1963 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1979.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Hydropower | 1,205 | 1,205 | – | Active | Tatarstan, Russia | JSC “Gidroenergostroy” |
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Description
The project was developed by JSC “Gidroenergostroy” and is currently owned by JSC “Generation Company”.
Nizhnekamskaya is a reservoir based project. The hydro reservoir capacity is 13,800 million cubic meter. The net head of the project is 12.4m. The project generated 2,670 GWh of electricity.
Development Status
The project construction commenced in 1963 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1979.
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Contractors Involved
Power Machines was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 16 units of kaplan turbines, each with 78MW nameplate capacity.
The electric generators for the project were procured from NPO Elsib and Power Machines.
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