Orfeus hydroelectric plant

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Other names: Orphey

Orfeus hydroelectric plant is an operating hydroelectric power plant in Pazardzhik, Bulgaria.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Orfeus hydroelectric plant

Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Turbines Technology type Owner Operator
Operating[1] 1975[2] 160 MW[1] 3[2] Conventional storage[1] Natsionalna Elektricheska Kompania (NEK) [100%][3] Natsionalna Elektricheska Kompania (NEK)[3]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Orfeus hydroelectric plant

Location Complex Coordinates (WGS 84)
Pazardzhik, Bulgaria[4] Dospat-Vacha Cascade Complex[5] 41.9405, 24.4475 (exact)[4]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221107230119/https://transparency.entsoe.eu/. Archived from the original on 2022-11-07. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20110706143239/http://www.nek.bg/cgi?d=1434. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220816042722/https://www.nek.bg/index.php/en/our-business/electricity-generation. Archived from the original on 2022-08-16. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220819201416/https://www.google.com/maps/place/%D0%9F%D0%90%D0%92%D0%95%D0%A6+%E2%80%9E%D0%9E%D1%80%D1%84%D0%B5%D0%B9%E2%80%9C/@41.9405269,24.4453009,768m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x14ac940a041ed489:0xca5c26ece1a2d512!8m2!3d41.9405269!4d24.4474896?shorturl=1. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://nek.bg/index.php/en/our-business/electricity-generation. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)