Irkutsk Hydroelectric Power Station
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Irkutsk Hydroelectric Power Station is a major Soviet-era hydroelectric dam and power plant on the Angara River that supplies electricity and helps regulate water levels for the Irkutsk region in Siberia, Russia.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gravity dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric power station ⓘ |
| affectsWaterLevelOf | Lake Baikal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| annualGeneration | about 4.1 TWh ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Russia ⓘ |
| builtBy | Soviet engineers ⓘ |
| builtDuring | Soviet era ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1956 ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1950 ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | concrete gravity dam ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| damHeight | about 44 m ⓘ |
| damLength | about 2400 m ⓘ |
| downstreamFrom | Lake Baikal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| energySource | hydropower ⓘ |
| fuelType | water ⓘ |
| gridConnection | Siberian power grid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| hasTurbineType | Kaplan turbine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first large hydroelectric power station on the Angara River ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to regulation of Lake Baikal outflow
ⓘ
raised water level of the Angara River near Irkutsk ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | 662 MW ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialName | Russian ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Irkutsk Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Irkutsk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Angara River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 8 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1956 ⓘ |
| operator | Irkutskenergo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Irkutskenergo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Angara River cascade of hydroelectric power stations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
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navigation improvement ⓘ power generation ⓘ river regulation ⓘ water level regulation of Lake Baikal ⓘ |
| region | Siberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirCreatedBy | Irkutsk Hydroelectric Power Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirInundated | part of the Angara River valley ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Irkutsk Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| suppliesElectricityTo |
Irkutsk region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
industrial consumers in Irkutsk Oblast ⓘ |
| upstreamFrom | Bratsk Hydroelectric Power Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| watercourse | Angara River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Irkutsk