Dnipro Hydroelectric Station

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The Dnipro Hydroelectric Station is a major Soviet-era hydroelectric power plant on the Dnieper River in Ukraine, known for its large dam, significant electricity production, and role in regional industrial development.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dam
hydroelectric power plant
additionalFunction flood control
industrial water supply
navigation improvement
associatedWithPolicy GOELRO plan NERFINISHED
commissioned 1932
connectsBanksOf Dnieper River at Zaporizhzhia NERFINISHED
constructedBy Soviet Union NERFINISHED
continent Europe
country Ukraine
damType gravity dam
designedBy Alexander Vinter NERFINISHED
era Soviet era
hasComponent DniproHES-1 NERFINISHED
DniproHES-2 NERFINISHED
hasNavigationFacility ship locks on Dnieper River
hasRailCrossing railway bridge adjacent to dam
hasRoadCrossing road bridge on dam crest
hasSpillway overflow spillway integrated into dam
hasTurbineType Francis turbine
heightOfDam about 60 metres
historicalSignificance key element of Dnieper industrial region development
major industrialization project of the Soviet Union
languageOfLocalName Russian
Ukrainian
lengthOfDam about 800 metres
locatedInCity Zaporizhzhia NERFINISHED
locatedInCountryAtConstruction Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic NERFINISHED
locatedInOblast Zaporizhzhia Oblast NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion southeastern Ukraine
locatedOnRiver Dnieper River NERFINISHED
notableEvent rebuilt after World War II
severely damaged during World War II
notableFor large installed capacity among Ukrainian hydroelectric plants
role in electrification of southern USSR
operator Ukrhydroenergo NERFINISHED
partOf Dnieper Hydroelectric Cascade NERFINISHED
partOfSector electric power industry of Ukraine
primaryFunction electricity generation
reconstructionCompleted 1947
1980
reservoirLocatedOnRiver Dnieper River NERFINISHED
reservoirName Dnipro Reservoir NERFINISHED
reservoirType artificial reservoir
startOfConstruction 1927
status in operation
usedFor power supply to heavy industry
regional grid stabilization

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Dnipro Reservoir createdBy Dnipro Hydroelectric Station