Mingachevir Hydroelectric Power Station

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Mingachevir Hydroelectric Power Station is a major hydroelectric power plant on the Kura River in Azerbaijan, serving as one of the country’s largest sources of electricity generation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hydroelectric power station
power plant
affects Kura River flow regime
alsoKnownAs Mingachevir
surface form: Mingachevir HPP

Mingachevir Hydroelectric Power Station
surface form: Mingəçevir Su Elektrik Stansiyası
basinCountry Azerbaijan
commissioned 1953
connectedTo regional transmission network
constructionPeriod post-World War II
continent Asia
Europe
country Azerbaijan
countryGridImportance key base-load and peak-load plant
damType earth-fill dam
designedFor multi-purpose water resources development
energySource water
gridConnection Ministry of Energy of Azerbaijan
surface form: Azerbaijan national grid
hasComponent powerhouse
spillway
switchyard
hasReservoir Mingachevir Reservoir
historicalContext built during Soviet era
inaugurationYear 1953
installedCapacity 402 MW
locatedIn Mingachevir
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Mingachevir District
locatedNear Mingachevir
surface form: Mingachevir city
locatedOnRiver Kura River NERFINISHED
numberOfTurbines 8
operator Azerenerji
ownedBy Azerenerji
partOf Azerbaijan power system
Mingachevir Reservoir
surface form: Mingachevir Dam
primaryFuel hydropower
purpose electricity generation
flood control
irrigation support
peak load regulation
region Caucasus
reservoirName Mingachevir Reservoir
reservoirUse irrigation
power generation
significance major source of electricity for Azerbaijan
one of the largest power plants in Azerbaijan
startOfConstruction 1945
status operational
turbineType Francis turbine
watercourse Kura River NERFINISHED

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Mingachevir hasHydroelectricPowerStation Mingachevir Hydroelectric Power Station
Mingachevir developedAround Mingachevir Hydroelectric Power Station
Mingachevir hasEnergyFacility Mingachevir Hydroelectric Power Station
Mingachevir Hydroelectric Power Station alsoKnownAs Mingachevir Hydroelectric Power Station
this entity surface form: Mingəçevir Su Elektrik Stansiyası
Mingachevir Reservoir operator Mingachevir Hydroelectric Power Station
this entity surface form: Mingachevir Hydroelectric Power Plant