Kardzhali Hydroelectric Power Station
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Kardjali Hydro Power Plant | |
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Country | Bulgaria |
Location | Kardzhali |
Coordinates | 41°38′0″N 25°20′24″E / 41.63333°N 25.34000°E |
Status | Operational |
Commission date |
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Owners | VA Tech[citation needed], NEK EAD |
Operator | |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Hydropower |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 3 |
Nameplate capacity | 108 MW |
External links | |
Commons | Related media on Commons |
The Kardzhali Hydro Power Plant (Bulgarian: ВЕЦ Кърджали) is an active hydro power near Kardzhali, southern Bulgaria constructed on the dam of the same name on the river Arda. It has 3 individual turbines[1] with a nominal output of around 36 MW which deliver up to 108 MW of power.
Together with the Ivailovgrad HPP and Studen Kladenets HPP, Kardzhali HPP forms the Dolna Arda Hydro Cascade with total capacity of 276 MW. There is a 65,000,000 euro modernization plan for the three power plants.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Kardzhali Hydro Power Plant
- ^ "Gorna Arda Cascade is to be modernized". Archived from the original on 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Kardzhali Hydroelectric Power Plant at Wikimedia Commons