Kaniv Hydroelectric Power Plant is a
hydroelectricity
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generating complex on the
Dnieper River
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The Dnieper () or Dnipro (); , ; . is one of the major transboundary rivers of Europe, rising in the Valdai Hills near Smolensk, Russia, before flowing through Belarus and Ukraine to the Black Sea. It is the longest river of Ukraine and B ...
in
Kaniv
Kaniv ( uk, Канів, ) city located in Cherkasy Raion, Cherkasy Oblast (province) in central Ukraine. The city rests on the Dnieper River, and is also one of the main inland river ports on the Dnieper. It hosts the administration of Kaniv urb ...
,
Ukraine
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. It is operated by the Ukrhydroenego that is part of the state company
Energy Company of Ukraine
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.
The power plant was projected by the Ukrainian department of project-research institute "UkrHydroProject" of S.Zhuk. The construction was conducted by several specialized in this field companies. During the construction also there was built a small settlement for the power plant's working personnel.
Turbines for the plant were produced by the Kharkiv Factory "
Turboatom
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", generators - Kharkiv Factory "Elektrovazhmash".
The dam has a
lock
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Common meanings
*Lock and key, a mechanical device used to secure items of importance
*Lock (water navigation), a device for boats to transit between different levels of water, as in a canal
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to allow water travel along the
Dnieper
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The Dnieper () or Dnipro (); , ; . is one of the major transboundary rivers of Europe, rising in the Valdai Hills near Smolensk, Russia, before flowing through Belarus and Ukraine to the Black Sea. It is the longest river of Ukraine and B ...
river. It is a single-stage, a single chamber lock. The lock's size is .
History
In 1997, the Kaniv Hydroelectric Power Plant started to be renovated. The first stage lasted until June 2002, while the second one - 2017. The first stage was financed through the
IBRD
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, while the second
World Bank
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invested $106 million with the addition of the Ukrainian government budget.
See also
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Hydroelectricity in Ukraine Hydroelectricity in Ukraine is quite developed branch of power engineering. State operating company is Ukrhydroenergo and Energoatom. Design of main power plants is carried out by .
General characteristics
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External links
Information about the power plant at Ukrhydroenergy website
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Dams completed in 1972
Energy infrastructure completed in 1972
Energy infrastructure completed in 1975
Hydroelectric power stations in Ukraine
Hydroelectric power stations built in the Soviet Union
Kaniv
Run-of-the-river power stations
Dams in Ukraine
Dams on the Dnieper