The Oskemen Hydroelectric Power Plant ( kz, Өскемен ГЭС, ''Óskemen GES''), also known as Ust-Kamenogorsk Hydroelectric Power Plant (russian: Усть-Каменогорская ГЭС), is a
hydroelectric power plant on the
Irtysh River
The Irtysh ( otk, 𐰼𐱅𐰾:𐰇𐰏𐰕𐰏, Ertis ügüzüg, mn, Эрчис мөрөн, ''Erchis mörön'', "erchleh", "twirl"; russian: Иртыш; kk, Ертіс, Ertis, ; Chinese: 额尔齐斯河, pinyin: ''É'ěrqísī hé'', Xiao'erj ...
near
Oskemen in
East Kazakhstan Province of
Kazakhstan. It has 4 individual
turbines with a nominal output of 82.8
MW (one renewed - 91 MW) with a generating capacity of 339.4
MW and generates 1.58 billion
kilowatt-hour
A kilowatt-hour (unit symbol: kW⋅h or kW h; commonly written as kWh) is a unit of energy: one kilowatt of power for one hour. In terms of SI derived units with special names, it equals 3.6 megajoules (MJ). Kilowatt-hours are a common bil ...
s of electricity per year.
It is owned and operated by
AES Corporation.
See also
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List of power stations in Kazakhstan
References
Hydroelectric power stations in Kazakhstan
Hydroelectric power stations built in the Soviet Union
Dams on the Irtysh River
AES Corporation
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