The Kürpsay Dam ( ky, Күрпсай плотинасы) is a
gravity dam on the river
Naryn
Naryn ( ky, Нарын, translit=Naryn, Mongolian : Нарийн, Nariin, Traditional Mongolian ᠨᠠᠷᠢᠨ) is the regional administrative center of Naryn Region in central Kyrgyzstan. Its area is , and its estimated population was 41,17 ...
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Jalal-Abad Region
Jalal-Abad Region ( ky, Жалал-Абад облусу, Jalal-Abad oblusu; russian: Джалал-Абадская область, Dzhalal-Abadskaya oblast) is a region (''oblast'') of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is the city of the same name, Jala ...
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Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the ea ...
, downstream from the
Toktogul Dam. It is tall and it creates a reservoir of which is active (or useful) for power generation.
The installed capacity of the power station is 800 MW.
Construction was started in 1976, and the first electricity was supplied in 1981.
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Hydroelectric power stations in Kyrgyzstan
Dams in Kyrgyzstan
Hydroelectric power stations built in the Soviet Union
Dams completed in 1976
Dams on the Naryn River
Gravity dams
Energy infrastructure completed in 1976
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