The Ķegums Hydro Power Plant is the oldest
hydropower plant on the river
Daugava and the third largest in
Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...
located in
Ķegums. The complex consist of two power plants. The first plant was built from 1936 to 1940. The plant was totally renovated from 1998 to 2001, including replacement of four hydroelectric sets with a nominal output of around 65
MW.
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The second plant was built from 1976 to 1979. It has three hydroelectric sets with installed capacity of 192 MW.[
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The complex is operated by Latvenergo
Latvenergo is a state-owned electric utility company in Latvia. Latvenergo Group provides energy supply services in the Baltics.
The Group comprises the parent company Latvenergo AS, with decisive influence, and five subsidiaries. Latvenergo A ...
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Hydroelectric power stations in Latvia
Dams in Latvia
Dams completed in 1940
Hydroelectric power stations built in the Soviet Union
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