The Kaunas Hydroelectric Power Plant, located on the
Nemunas River
The Neman, Nioman, Nemunas or MemelTo bankside nations of the present: Lithuanian: be, Нёман, , ; russian: Неман, ''Neman''; past: ger, Memel (where touching Prussia only, otherwise Nieman); lv, Nemuna; et, Neemen; pl, Niemen; ...
about southeast of
central Kaunas,
Lithuania, was completed in 1960. Its dam created the
Kaunas Reservoir
Kaunas Reservoir ( lt, Kauno marios, Kaunas Lagoon, Kaunas Sea) is the largest Lithuanian artificial lake, created in 1959 by damming the Nemunas River near Kaunas and Rumšiškės. It occupies 63.5 square kilometers, which is about 0.1% of the to ...
. Owned by
Lietuvos Energija
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, it operates in conjunction with the
Kruonis Pumped Storage Plant.
The plant, which has a capacity of 101
megawatt
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s. Supplies about 3% of the electrical demand in Lithuania.
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A renovation was begun in 2005, with work to be performed in partnership with the multinational conglomerate Alstom. The first phase was completed in November 2008; completion is scheduled for the end of 2009.][
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Hydroelectric power stations in Lithuania
Buildings and structures in Kaunas
Hydroelectric power stations built in the Soviet Union
Dams in Lithuania
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