Chirkey hydroelectric plant

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Chirkey hydroelectric plant (Чиркейская ГЭС) is an operating hydroelectric power plant in Buynaksky District, Dagestan, Russia.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Chirkey hydroelectric plant

Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Turbines Technology type Owner Operator
Operating[1] 1974[2] 1000 MW[2] 4[2] Conventional storage[2] PJSC RusHydro (ПАО «РусГидро»)[3] Dagestani («Дагестанский филиал»)[3]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Chirkey hydroelectric plant

Location River Coordinates (WGS 84)
Buynaksky District, Dagestan, Russia[1] Sulak RIver[2] 42.9772, 46.8708 (exact)[1]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220922093358/https://energybase.ru/power-plant/Chirkei_HPP. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20221019134408/http://www.dagestan.rushydro.ru/hpp/chirkey/. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221021141111/http://www.dagestan.rushydro.ru/branch/general/. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)