Volgograd Hydroelectric Station

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The Volgograd Hydroelectric Station is a major Soviet-era hydroelectric power plant and dam complex on the Volga River in Russia, serving as a key source of electricity and water regulation in the region.

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instanceOf gravity dam
hydroelectric power station
run-of-the-river power station
annualGeneration about 11 TWh
commissioningDate 1961
constructionMethod staged river diversion
constructionStartDate 1950
continent Asia
Europe
country Russia
damCrosses Volga River NERFINISHED
damLength approximately 4.5 km
era Soviet era
formerName Stalingrad Hydroelectric Station NERFINISHED
fuelType hydropower
gridConnection Unified Energy System of Russia NERFINISHED
hasImpact improvement of navigation on the Volga River
regulation of Volga River flow
support of regional electricity supply
hasReservoir Volgograd Reservoir NERFINISHED
hasStructure concrete dam sections
earth-fill dam sections
navigation lock
powerhouse
spillway
installedCapacity 2541 MW
locatedDownstreamOf Saratov Hydroelectric Station NERFINISHED
locatedIn Volgograd Oblast NERFINISHED
locatedNear Volgograd NERFINISHED
Volzhsky NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver Volga River
locatedUpstreamOf Volga Delta NERFINISHED
namedAfter Volgograd NERFINISHED
numberOfTurbines 22
openingDate 1961
operator RusHydro NERFINISHED
owner RusHydro NERFINISHED
partOf Volga–Kama cascade NERFINISHED
primaryPurpose power generation
reservoirSurfaceArea about 3117 km²
reservoirTotalCapacity about 31.5 km³
secondaryPurpose flood control
irrigation support
navigation
water regulation
significance one of the largest hydroelectric power plants in European Russia
turbineType Kaplan turbine NERFINISHED

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Saratov Hydroelectric Station locatedUpstreamOf Volgograd Hydroelectric Station