Kremenchuk Hydroelectric Power Plant

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Kremenchuk Hydroelectric Power Plant, Hydroelectric power station in Svitlovodsk, Ukraine

The Kremenchuk facility incorporates twelve turbines generating 624 megawatts of power through a hydraulic head system spanning 10,500 meters along the Dnieper River.

Construction of the power plant started in May 1954, with reservoir filling beginning in October 1959 and the final generator becoming operational in 1960.

The Kremenchuk power station represents a milestone in Ukrainian engineering, marking the third dam installation within the extensive Dnieper cascade system.

The facility maintains an active storage capacity of 8.7 billion cubic meters and produces approximately 1.5 terawatt-hours of electricity annually.

The power plant creates the largest reservoir along the Dnieper River, with a surface area of 2,250 square kilometers and total capacity of 13.52 billion cubic meters.

Location: Kirovohrad Oblast

Length: 10,500 m

GPS coordinates: 49.07750,33.25060

Latest update: May 12, 2025 12:29

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