Lenhydroproject (russian: Ленгидропроект) is a major research and design institute for

hydrotechnology Hydraulic engineering as a sub-discipline of civil engineering is concerned with the flow and conveyance of fluids, principally water and sewage. One feature of these systems is the extensive use of gravity as the motive force to cause the mov ...

and

hydroelectric Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies one sixth of the world's electricity, almost 4500 TWh in 2020, which is more than all other renewable sources combined and ...

engineering based in

St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

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. Since 1993 it is incorporated as a " JSC Lenhydroproject", part of

RusHydro RusHydro (previous name: Hydro-OGK, russian: РусГидро) is a Russian hydroelectricity company. As of early 2012 it had a capacity of 34.9 gigawatts. In late 2009, it was the world's second-largest hydroelectric power producer and is ...

company.About Lenhydroproject
a RusHydro webpage The institute traces its history to the "Northern Russia hydro resources investigation team" established in April 1917 for research of rivers for the Ministry of Railroads.

Projects

Power stations

Sayano–Shushenskaya hydroelectric power station The Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam (russian: Сая́но-Шу́шенская гидроэлектроста́нция, ''Sayano-Shushenskaya Hydroelektrostantsiya'') is located on the Yenisei River, near Sayanogorsk in Khakassia, Russia. It is the lar ...

Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric power station The Krasnoyarsk Dam is a high concrete gravity dam located on the Yenisey River about upstream from Krasnoyarsk in Divnogorsk, Russia. It was constructed from 1956 to 1972, and it supplies about 6,000 MW of electricity, mostly used to supply th ...

Narva Hydroelectric Station The Narva Hydroelectric Station (russian: Нарвская гидроэлектростанция, et, Narva hüdroelektrijaam) is a hydroelectric power station in Ivangorod, Russia. It is fed by the Narva Reservoir on the Narva River and is loca ...

* Zeya Hydroelectric Station *

Votkinsk Hydroelectric Station The Votkinsk Hydroelectric Station (''Russian: Воткинская ГЭС'') is a dam and hydroelectric power station on the Kama River along the border of Perm Krai and Udmurtia, Russia. It is south of Votkinsk and its main purpose is power gene ...

(

Votkinsk Reservoir Votkinsk Reservoir is a reservoir formed by the dam of the Votkinsk Hydroelectric Station on the Kama River in Perm Krai, Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Norther ...

) * Chirkey Hydroelectric Station *

Ust-Srednekan Hydroelectric Plant Ust-Srednekan Hydroelectric Plant is a hydroelectric power station located on the Kolyma River near the village of Ust-Srednekan, Srednekansky District, Magadan Oblast Russia. It has an installed power generation capacity of 570 MW. The dam ...

Dams of height over 100m

Sayano-Shushensk Dam The Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam (russian: Сая́но-Шу́шенская гидроэлектроста́нция, ''Sayano-Shushenskaya Hydroelektrostantsiya'') is located on the Yenisei River, near Sayanogorsk in Khakassia, Russia. It is the lar ...

(242 m) *

Chirkey Dam The Chirkey Dam (Chirkeisk GES) is an arch dam on the Sulak River in Dagestan, Russia. The main purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production, and it supports a 1,000 MW power station. Construction on the dam began in 1964, the first ...

(232 m) *

Bureya Dam The Bureya Dam (locally referred to as Bureyskaya, russian: Бурейская ГЭС) is a hydroelectric dam on the Bureya River in the Russian Far East. History Bureya hydroelectric power station was built by Bureyagesstroy. Construction sta ...

(140 m) * Kolyma Dam (126 m) *

Krasnoyarsk Dam The Krasnoyarsk Dam is a high concrete gravity dam located on the Yenisey River about upstream from Krasnoyarsk in Divnogorsk, Russia. It was constructed from 1956 to 1972, and it supplies about 6,000 MW of electricity, mostly used to supply th ...

(124 m) *

Zeya Dam The Zeya Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Zeya River by the town of Zeya, Amur Oblast, Russia, north of the Chinese border. On average the Zeya Hydroelectric Power Station generates 4.91 TWh of electricity per year. It is equipped with ...

(115 m) *

Irganai Dam Irganai Dam is a hydroelectric dam in the Untskul region of Dagestan, Russia. It is located on the river Avar Koisu. History Construction of the dam and power station started in 1979. The first generation unit of the Irganai hydropower station w ...

(101 m)

References

External links

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