Kaniv Hydroelectric Power Plant

Kaniv Hydroelectric Power Plant
Kaniv Hydroelectric Power Plant
	The dam of Kaniv Hydroelectric Power Plant
	Location of Kaniv Hydroelectric Power Plant in Cherkasy Oblast
Location	Kaniv, Ukraine
Coordinates	49°45′59.5″N 31°28′18.2″E / 49.766528°N 31.471722°E
Construction began	1964
Opening date	November 4, 1972 (first turbine) – April 16, 1975 (completion)
Owner(s)	Government of Ukraine
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	power plant
Impounds	Dnieper River
Height	39.5 m (130 ft)
Length	343 m (1,125 ft)
Spillway capacity	13,200 m3/s (466,154 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Creates	(Run-of-river)
Total capacity	2.6 km3 (2,107,854 acre⋅ft)
Power Station
Operator(s)	Ukrhydroenergo
Turbines	24 x 18.5 MW
Installed capacity	444 MW
Annual generation	972 GWh

Kaniv Hydroelectric Power Plant is a hydroelectricity generating complex on the Dnieper river in Kaniv, Ukraine. It is operated by Ukrhydroenego, a subsidiary of the state-owned Energy Company of Ukraine. The dam has a 288 by 18 metres (945 ft × 59 ft) single-stage, single chamber lock to enable travel along the Dnieper river.

History

Planning for the power plant's facilities was conducted by UkrHydroProject, a department of the Ukrainian State Research and Project Institute. Construction was contracted out to specialized construction companies, lasting from 1964 to 1972. The plant's turbines and generators were produced by the Kharkiv branches of Turboatom and Elektrovazhmash, respectively.^[1]

Renovation of the Kaniv Hydroelectric Power Plant started in 1997. The first stage of renovation was financed through the IBRD, completing in June 2002. The second stage was financed by the Ukrainian government, supplemented by a US$106 million investment by the World Bank, completing in 2017.