Sayano–Shushenskaya Dam

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The Sayano–Shushenskaya Dam is a massive hydroelectric power station in southern Siberia and Russia’s largest power plant, known both for its significant electricity production and a catastrophic turbine hall accident in 2009.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf gravity dam
hydroelectric power station
accidentCause failure of turbine No. 2
accidentConsequence major damage to power house
temporary shutdown of plant
accidentDate 17 August 2009
accidentFatalities 75
accidentType turbine hall flooding
averageAnnualGeneration about 23.5 TWh
commissioningCompleted 1985
connectedInfrastructure Mainskaya Hydroelectric Power Station
constructionMethod concrete gravity-arch structure
constructionStartDate 1963
country Russia
crestElevation 539 m above sea level
damType arch-gravity
designedBy Lenhydroproject Institute
firstGeneratorCommissioned 1978
foundation rock foundation
fullOperationRestored 2014
gridConnection Unified Energy System of Russia
height 242 m
installedCapacity 6400 MW
length 1074 m
locatedIn southwestern Siberia
surface form: Southern Siberia
locatedOnRiver Yenisei River
nearCity Sayanogorsk
notableEvent 2009 turbine hall accident
notableRank largest power plant in Russia by installed capacity
operator RusHydro
owner RusHydro
plantType conventional hydroelectric
primaryFuel hydropower
purpose flood control
peak load regulation
power generation
reconstructionStartDate 2009
region Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
surface form: Krasnoyarsk Krai

Republic of Khakassia
reservoirName Krasnoyarsk Reservoir
surface form: Sayano–Shushenskoye Reservoir
reservoirSurfaceArea 621 km²
reservoirTotalCapacity 31.3 km³
spillwayCapacity 13000 m³/s
spillwayType surface spillway
status operational
turbineCount 10
turbineType Francis turbine
waterIntakeLocation upstream of dam in Sayano–Shushenskoye Reservoir

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Yenisei River hasDam Sayano–Shushenskaya Dam
Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia contains Sayano–Shushenskaya Dam
subject surface form: Krasnoyarsk Krai
this entity surface form: Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam (partly in neighboring region)
Sayan Mountains contains Sayano–Shushenskaya Dam
this entity surface form: Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam
Enisei hasHydroelectricDam Sayano–Shushenskaya Dam