RusHydro (previous name: Hydro-OGK, russian: РусГидро) is a Russian
hydroelectricity
Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is Electricity generation, 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 Renewabl ...
company. As of early 2012 it had a capacity of 34.9
gigawatts
The watt (symbol: W) is the unit of power or radiant flux in the International System of Units (SI), equal to 1 joule per second or 1 kg⋅m2⋅s−3. It is used to quantify the rate of energy transfer. The watt is named after James Wat ...
. In late 2009, it was the world's second-largest hydroelectric power producer
[
] and is the country's largest power-generating company and the largest successor to
RAO UES
OAO RAO UES (OAO Unified Energy System of Russia; russian: ЕЭС России or russian: Единая Энергетическая Система) was an electric power holding company in Russia. It controlled about 70% of Russia's installed el ...
. The conglomerate, which is partly government-owned, underwent a major consolidation beginning in July 2007.
[
] , the head of the company was
Evgeny Dod.
[ Its head office is in Obruchevsky District, ]South-Western Administrative Okrug
South-Western Administrative Okrug (russian: Ю́го-За́падный администрати́вный о́круг, ), or Yugo-Zapadny Administrative Okrug, is one of the twelve high-level territorial divisions (administrative okrugs) of the ...
, Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
.
Major power plants
*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 ...
*Volga Hydroelectric Station
The Volga Hydroelectric Station or Volga GES (russian: Волжская ГЭС) also known as the 22nd Congress of the CPSU Stalingrad/Volgograd Hydroelectric Power Station (russian: Сталинградская/Волгоградская ГЭС ...
*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 gen ...
*Dagestan Branch
*Zhiguli Hydroelectric Station
The Zhiguli Hydroelectric Station or Zhigulyovskaya Hydroelectric Station (russian: Жигулёвская ГЭС, Zhigulyovskaya GES++), formerly known as Kuybyshev Hydroelectric Station (Kuybyshev GES) is a large dam and hydroelectric station ...
*Zagorskaya PSHPP
*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 ...
*Irganayskaya HPP
*Kabardino-Balkarian Branch
*Kamskaya HPP
*Karachaevo-Cherkessian Branch
*Cascade of Verkhnevolzhskiye HPPs
*Cascade of Kubanskiye HPPs
*Nizhegorodskaya HPP
*Novosibirskaya HPP
*Saratov Hydroelectric Station
The Saratov Hydroelectric Station or the Saratov GES (russian: Саратовская ГЭС) also known as the Lenin Komsomol Saratov Hydroelectric Power Station (russian: Саратовская ГЭС имени Ленинского Комсо ...
*Boguchany Dam
The Boguchany Dam (russian: Богучанская ГЭС) is a large hydroelectric dam on the Angara River in Kodinsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It has an installed capacity of 2,997 MW. Construction of the power plant was completed when a n ...
*Sayano-Shushenskaya 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 l ...
*Northern Ossetian Branch
* Cheboksary Dam
Performance indicators
Sanctions
On 24 February 2022, in response to Russia's invasion
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of Ukraine
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, US President Joe Biden announced sanctions against several Russian individuals, entities and financial institutions, including RusHydro.
See also
* Kislaya Guba Tidal Power Station
The Kislaya Guba Tidal Power Station is an experimental project in Kislaya Guba, Russia.
The station is the world's 4th largest tidal power plant in operation since the Annapolis Royal Generating Station ceased operation. With an output capacit ...
* 2009 Sayano-Shushenskaya hydro accident
References
External links
Official site
Official site
RusHydro completes consolidation, '07 results jump
International Water Power and Dam Construction 10 July 2008
Big blue A clean-power colossus hopes to grow even bigger
24 July 2008 The Economist print edition
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Electric power companies of Russia
Hydroelectricity in Russia
Hydroelectric power companies of Russia
Energy companies established in 2004
Renewable resource companies established in 2004
Companies listed on the Moscow Exchange
Government-owned companies of Russia
Companies based in Moscow
Russian brands
Russian companies established in 2004
Russian entities subject to the U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctions