Plavinas Hydroelectric Power Plant

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Plavinas Hydroelectric Power Plant is one of the largest hydroelectric power stations in the Baltic region, located in Latvia and serving as a major source of renewable electricity.

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instanceOf hydroelectric power station
power plant
classification large hydroelectric plant
commissioningDate 1968
constructionStartDate 1961
continent Europe
contributesTo renewable electricity production in Latvia
country Latvia
countryGrid Latvia
damType gravity dam
energySourceType renewable energy
environmentalImpact river flow regulation on the Daugava
fuelType water
generationType run-of-river with reservoir regulation
gridConnection high-voltage transmission network of Latvia
gridSynchronousArea Continental European synchronous area (via Baltic grid integration)
hasFunction emergency reserve capacity
load balancing in the Latvian grid
hasReservoir Plavinas Reservoir
hasType reservoir-based hydroelectric power station
inaugurationDate 1968
installedCapacity 894 MW
languageOfLocalName Latvian
localName Plavinas Hydroelectric Power Plant self-linksurface differs
surface form: Pļaviņu hidroelektrostacija
locatedIn Aizkraukle Municipality
Latvia
locatedOn Daugava River
nearbySettlement Aizkraukle Municipality
surface form: Aizkraukle

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notableFor being one of the largest hydroelectric power plants in the Baltic states
large installed capacity among hydro plants in the Baltic region
numberOfTurbines 10
operator Latvenergo
ownedBy Latvenergo
partOf Baltic power grid
surface form: Baltic power system

Latvian power system
primaryEnergySource hydropower
purpose electricity generation
frequency regulation
peak load regulation
region Baltic Sea coastal states
surface form: Baltic region
reservoirUse hydropower generation
riverBasin Western Dvina River
surface form: Daugava basin
sector electric power industry
status operational
turbineType Francis turbine
watercourse Daugava River

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Daugava River hasHydroelectricDam Plavinas Hydroelectric Power Plant
Riga Hydroelectric Power Plant locatedDownstreamOf Plavinas Hydroelectric Power Plant
Kegums Hydroelectric Power Plant locatedUpstreamOf Plavinas Hydroelectric Power Plant
Plavinas Hydroelectric Power Plant localName Plavinas Hydroelectric Power Plant self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Pļaviņu hidroelektrostacija
Western Dvina River hasHydroelectricDam Plavinas Hydroelectric Power Plant