The Narva Hydroelectric Station (russian: Нарвская гидроэлектростанция, et, Narva hüdroelektrijaam) is a

hydroelectric power station 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 ...

Ivangorod Ivangorod ( rus, Иванго́род, p=ɪvɐnˈɡorət; et, Jaanilinn; vot, Jaanilidna) is a town in Kingiseppsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the east bank of the Narva river which flows along the Estonia–Russia inte ...

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...

. It is fed by the

Narva Reservoir Narva Reservoir ( et, Narva veehoidla, russian: На́рвское водохрани́лище) is a reservoir by Narva River, shared by Russia and Estonia. The reservoir was constructed during 1955–1956, during the Soviet era. It provides wat ...

on the

Narva River The river Narva ( et, Narva jõgi; russian: Нарва), formerly also Narova flows north into the Baltic Sea and is the largest Estonian river by discharge. A similar length of land far to the south, together with it and a much longer interm ...

and is located downstream of the Narva Dam (Kulgu Dam) on the east bank of the river. It was designed by a

Leningrad 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 ...

design bureau

Lenhydroproject Lenhydroproject (russian: Ленгидропроект) is a major research and design institute for hydrotechnology and hydroelectric engineering based in St. Petersburg, Russia. Since 1993 it is incorporated as a " JSC Lenhydroproject", part of R ...

and constructed during 1950–1955.A description at a Lengidroproekt website
After the

dissolution of the Soviet Union The dissolution of the Soviet Union, also negatively connoted as rus, Разва́л Сове́тского Сою́за, r=Razvál Sovétskogo Soyúza, ''Ruining of the Soviet Union''. was the process of internal disintegration within the Sov ...

the

Estonia–Russia border The Estonia–Russia border is the international border between the Republic of Estonia ( EU and NATO member) and the Russian Federation ( CIS member). The border is long. It emerged during World War I, in 1918, as Estonia declared its inde ...

bisects the dam of the reservoir. The power station itself is entirely on Russian territory. The power station is owned and operated by

TGC-1 TGC-1 (also referred as TGK-1; full name: Territorial generating company number 1; , ''Territorial’naya generiruyushchaya kompaniya No 1''; traded as ) is a regional power company operating in North-West Russia. The company has its headquarters ...

power company. The dam is owned by TGC-1 and

Narva Power Plants The Narva Power Plants ( et, Narva Elektrijaamad) are a power generation complex in and near Narva in Estonia, near the border with Leningrad Oblast, Russia. The complex consists of the world's two largest oil shale-fired thermal power plants, ...

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Hydroelectric power stations built in the Soviet Union Hydroelectric power stations in Russia Dams in Russia Dams in Estonia Buildings and structures in Leningrad Oblast TGC-1 Dams completed in 1955 1955 establishments in Estonia 1955 establishments in Russia 1955 establishments in the Soviet Union {{Russia-powerstation-stub

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