Knyazheguba hydroelectric plant

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Knyazheguba hydroelectric plant (Княжегубская ГЭС) is an operating hydroelectric power plant in Kandalakshsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Knyazheguba hydroelectric plant

Status	Commissioning year	Nameplate capacity	Turbines	Technology type	Owner
Operating	1956	152 MW	4	Conventional storage	PJSC TGC-3 (Territorial generating company number 3) (ПАО «ТГК-1»)

Location

Table 2: Location details for Knyazheguba hydroelectric plant

Location	River	Complex	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Kandalakshsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	Kovda River	Niva Cascade Complex	66.8638, 32.376 (exact)

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