Kolyma Hydroelectric Station

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The Kolyma Hydroelectric Station is a major Soviet-era hydroelectric power plant in Russia’s Far East, built on the Kolyma River to generate electricity and support regional development in a remote, subarctic area.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf gravity dam
hydroelectric power station
climateCondition permafrost area
commissioningStartDate 1980
constructedDuring Soviet era
constructionAuthority Soviet Ministry of Energy NERFINISHED
constructionStartDate 1970
country Russia
damType concrete gravity dam
designChallenges extreme cold
remote location
distanceToMagadan approximately 1800 km
energySource hydropower
renewable energy
era late Soviet industrialization projects
firstUnitCommissioned 1980
fuelType water
gridConnection Far Eastern power grid of Russia
gridRole base-load power plant
hasReservoir Kolyma Reservoir NERFINISHED
hasSpillway yes
historicalContext built to develop remote northeastern USSR
installedCapacity 900 MW
lastUnitCommissioned 1994
locatedIn Magadan Oblast NERFINISHED
locatedInClimateZone subarctic
locatedInRegion Russian Far East NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver Kolyma River NERFINISHED
nearCity Sinegorye NERFINISHED
notableFeature one of the largest hydropower plants in northeastern Russia
numberOfTurbines 6
operator RusHydro NERFINISHED
ownedBy Russian Federation NERFINISHED
partOf Kolyma River cascade NERFINISHED
primaryUse power supply for Magadan Oblast
power supply for mining industry
purpose electricity generation
regional development support
regionServed Magadan Oblast NERFINISHED
Yakutia (Sakha Republic) NERFINISHED
reservoirName Kolyma Reservoir NERFINISHED
reservoirUse hydropower generation
riverBasin Kolyma River basin NERFINISHED
status operational
supportsSector gold mining
non-ferrous metallurgy
turbineType Francis turbine
watercourseDam Kolyma River NERFINISHED

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Kolyma River basin contains Kolyma Hydroelectric Station