Imatra hydropower plant

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The Imatra hydropower plant is one of Finland’s largest and oldest hydroelectric stations, harnessing the rapids at Imatra to generate electricity and serving as a notable industrial and tourist landmark.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hydroelectric power station
power plant
annualGeneration about 1 TWh
architect Uno Ullberg
architecturalStyle Nordic Classicism
commissioned 1929
connectsTo Imatra switchyard
connectsToGridOf Finnish national grid
constructionMaterial reinforced concrete
country Finland
designedFor harnessing Imatrankoski rapids
gridRole base-load generation
hasBuilding powerhouse
hasDam Imatra dam
hasFunction frequency regulation support
peak load support
hasHeritageStatus culturally significant built environment in Finland
hasSpillway Imatra spillway
hasTouristFeature guided tours
viewing platforms
hasType run-of-the-river plant
historicalSignificance early large-scale hydropower project in Finland
inception 1929
installedCapacity about 192 MW
isOneOfLargestIn Finland
isOneOfOldestIn Finland
locatedIn Imatra NERFINISHED
South Karelia
locatedNear Imatra
surface form: Imatra city centre
locatedOnWatercourse Vuoksi River NERFINISHED
near Russian border
numberOfTurbines 7
operator Fortum
Imatran Voima
ownedBy Fortum
partOf Finnish hydropower system
primaryEnergySource hydropower
purpose electricity generation
industrial power supply
tourist attraction
region South Karelia
surface form: South Karelia region
startOfConstruction 1922
status operational
turbineType Francis turbine
usesWaterSource Imatrankoski rapids
watercourseRegulation Vuoksi River flow regulation

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Vuoksi River hasHydropowerPlant Imatra hydropower plant
Imatra hasLandmark Imatra hydropower plant
this entity surface form: Imatra hydroelectric power plant