Construction work started in 1918. On September 16, 1921, it was included into a GOELRO plan. Genrikh Graftio, one of the founders of the plan, was in charge of the construction of the station. The plant was completed in 1927 with a capacity of 6,000 kilowatts.[2]
The station on a 1930 Soviet postage stamp
In 1993—1996 3 hydroturbines were replaced by a new 12 MW units, other units are planned to be replaced in 2007–2010. After these replacements, the plant is estimated to achieve total power of 98 MW.
volkhov, hydroelectric, station, other, uses, volkhov, volkhov, disambiguation, volkhov, hydroelectric, plant, russian, Волховская, ГЭС, имени, Ленина, romanized, volkhovskaya, imeni, lenina, named, after, lenin, hydroelectric, station, volkhov, river, located. For other uses of Volkhov see Volkhov disambiguation Volkhov hydroelectric plant Russian Volhovskaya GES imeni V I Lenina romanized Volkhovskaya GZS imeni V I Lenina named after V I Lenin is a hydroelectric station on the Volkhov River located in the town of Volkhov Leningrad Oblast in northwestern Russia It is the oldest and longest serving hydroelectric plant in Soviet Union and Russia 1 It is a part of the Ladoga cascade Volkhov Hydroelectric PlantVolkhov hydroelectric plantLocation of the Volkhov Hydroelectric Plant in Leningrad OblastCountryRussiaLocationVolkhov Leningrad OblastCoordinates59 54 38 N 32 20 35 E 59 91056 N 32 34306 E 59 91056 32 34306StatusOperationalConstruction began1918Opening date1926Owner s TGC 1Dam and spillwaysImpoundsVolkhov RiverPower StationInstalled capacity86 MWAnnual generation347 GWh Construction work started in 1918 On September 16 1921 it was included into a GOELRO plan Genrikh Graftio one of the founders of the plan was in charge of the construction of the station The plant was completed in 1927 with a capacity of 6 000 kilowatts 2 The station on a 1930 Soviet postage stamp In 1993 1996 3 hydroturbines were replaced by a new 12 MW units other units are planned to be replaced in 2007 2010 After these replacements the plant is estimated to achieve total power of 98 MW References edit Volkov hydroelectric dam Accessed May 9 2008 ELECTRIFICATION Accessed May 9 2008 External links edit nbsp Russia portal nbsp Water portal nbsp Renewable energy portal Official site of JSC TGC 1 Archived 2012 01 01 at the Wayback Machine Volhov HEP on LenHydroProject official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Volkhov Hydroelectric Station amp oldid 1206704952, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
