Grodno Hydroelectric Power Station

Grodno Dam
The dam under construction in 2008
Location of Grodno Dam in Belarus
Country	Belarus
Location	Grodno
Coordinates	53°38′38.87″N 23°58′24.55″E
Purpose	Power
Status	Operational
Construction began	2008
Opening date	2012
Construction cost	US$118 million
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment with gravity spillway and powerhouse section
Impounds	Neman River
Height	17 m (56 ft)
Hydraulic head	6.9 m (23 ft)[1]
Turbines	5 x 3.4 MW Kaplan-type
Installed capacity	17 MW
Annual generation	84.4 GWh

Grodno Hydroelectric Power Station is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station on the Neman River, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east of Grodno in Belarus. Construction on the 17 megawatts (23,000 hp) power station began in 2008 and it became operational on 1 September 2012.^[2] It is the largest hydroelectric power station in Belarus.^[3]

References

1. "Designed Projects" (PDF). UHP Kharkova. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
2. "Grodno hydroelectric energy" (in Belarusian). Belarus News. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
3. "Grodno HPS: What turned the project" (in Belarusian). Evening Grodno. 19 June 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2014.

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