Ust-Ilimsk Dam

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Ust-Ilimsk Dam is a large hydroelectric power station in Siberia, Russia, forming part of the Angara River cascade and contributing significantly to regional electricity generation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf gravity dam
hydroelectric power station
annualGeneration about 21 TWh
basinCountry Russia
commissioned 1974
constructionMaterial concrete
constructionPeriod 1960s
1970s
continent Asia
Europe
country Russia
countryCapital Moscow NERFINISHED
countrySubdivision Irkutsk Oblast NERFINISHED
damHeight about 105 m
damLength about 1475 m
electricalCapacity 3840 megawatt
energySource hydropower
gridConnection Siberian power grid NERFINISHED
hasSpillway yes
inception 1974
installedCapacity 3840 MW
locatedIn Siberia
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Irkutsk Oblast NERFINISHED
locatedInHydrologicalBasin Yenisei River basin NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone UTC+8
locatedNear Ust-Ilimsk NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver Angara River NERFINISHED
namedAfter Ust-Ilimsk NERFINISHED
numberOfTurbines 16
openingDate 1974
operator Irkutskenergo NERFINISHED
owner Irkutskenergo NERFINISHED
partOf Angara River cascade NERFINISHED
Unified Energy System of Russia NERFINISHED
purpose navigation improvement
power generation
regional electricity supply
regionServed Irkutsk Oblast NERFINISHED
Siberian Federal District NERFINISHED
reservoirCapacity about 59.4 km³
reservoirName Ust-Ilimsk Reservoir NERFINISHED
reservoirSurfaceArea about 1873 km²
riverMouthBasin Kara Sea NERFINISHED
startOfConstruction 1963
status operational
turbineType Francis turbine
watercourse Angara River NERFINISHED

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Angara River hasHydroelectricDam Ust-Ilimsk Dam