Riga Hydroelectric Power Plant

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Riga Hydroelectric Power Plant is a major hydroelectric facility in Latvia that generates electricity for the region using the flow of the Daugava River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hydroelectric power plant
power station
affects Daugava River water level near Riga
basinCountry Latvia
category Buildings and structures in Salaspils Municipality
Dams on the Daugava River
Hydroelectric power stations in Latvia
commissioned 1974
connectsTo Baltic power grid
constructionStart 1970
country Latvia
damType earth-fill dam
generationType run-of-the-river
gridConnection Latvian national grid
hasPart Riga HES Dam
Riga Hydroelectric Power Plant self-linksurface differs
surface form: Riga HES Reservoir
hasReservoir Riga HES Dam
surface form: Riga HES Reservoir
inception 1974
installedCapacity 402 MW
languageOfOfficialName Latvian
locatedDownstreamOf Plavinas Hydroelectric Power Plant
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Salaspils Municipality
locatedInRegion Riga Planning Region
Vidzeme
locatedNear Riga
locatedOnContinent Europe
locatedOnRiver Daugava River
locatedUpstreamOf Kegums Hydroelectric Power Plant
nearbyCity Riga
numberOfTurbines 6
officialName Riga Hydroelectric Power Plant self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rīgas hidroelektrostacija
operator Latvenergo
ownedBy Latvenergo
partOf Daugava hydroelectric power plants cascade
Latvian power system
primaryFuel hydropower
purpose electricity generation
peak load regulation
regulates Daugava River flow near Riga
reservoirUse energy storage
flood control
recreation
shortName Riga HES
status operational
turbineType Kaplan turbine
watercourse Daugava River

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Daugava River hasHydroelectricDam Riga Hydroelectric Power Plant
Riga Hydroelectric Power Plant hasPart Riga Hydroelectric Power Plant self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Riga HES Reservoir
Riga Hydroelectric Power Plant officialName Riga Hydroelectric Power Plant self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Rīgas hidroelektrostacija
Kegums Hydroelectric Power Plant locatedDownstreamOf Riga Hydroelectric Power Plant
Western Dvina River hasHydroelectricDam Riga Hydroelectric Power Plant