Upper Svir Hydroelectric Station (russian: Верхнесвирская ГЭС) is a
hydroelectric station on the
Svir River
The Svir (, Veps: , Karelian/ Finnish: ) is a river in Podporozhsky, Lodeynopolsky, and Volkhovsky districts in the north-east of Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It flows westwards from Lake Onega to Lake Ladoga, thus connecting the two larg ...
located in the town of
Podporozhye,
Leningrad Oblast
Leningrad Oblast ( rus, Ленинградская область, Leningradskaya oblast’, lʲɪnʲɪnˈgratskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ, , ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It was established on 1 August 1927, although it was not until ...
, in northwestern
Russia. It was open on February 13, 1952 and has the total power of 160 MW. It is operated by the
TGC-1 power company.
The power station contains four turbines, with the power of 40 MW each.
The water reservoir formed above the dam is known as
Ivinsky Razliv Reservoir. Svir is a part of the
Volga–Baltic Waterway
The Volga–Baltic Waterway (Volgobalt, Волгобалт), formerly known as the Mariinsk Canal System (Russian: Мариинская водная система), is a series of canals and rivers in Russia which link the Volga with the Balt ...
, connecting the basins of the Volga and the Neva Rivers, with heavy cargo and cruise traffic. To accommodate the waterway, a lock was built to bypass the dam of the power station.
The construction of the station started in 1936. At the same time, the construction of the timber production plant in Podporozhye started. The construction areas were served by a dedicated railway line. The construction of the hydroelectric plant was not completed until 1941, when, during
World War II, Podporozhye was occupied by Finnish troops until 1944. It was resumed after the war and completed in 1952. Since 1955, the Upper Svir Hydroelectric Station and the
Lower Svir Hydroelectric Station, located in
Svirstroy, perform coordination and, in particular, jointly regulate the water level in the Svir.
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Energy infrastructure completed in 1952
TGC-1
Hydroelectric power stations built in the Soviet Union
Hydroelectric power stations in Russia
Buildings and structures in Leningrad Oblast
Cultural heritage monuments of regional significance in Leningrad Oblast