Kaniv Hydroelectric Power Plant

Kaniv Hydroelectric Power Plant
The dam of Kaniv Hydroelectric Power Plant
Kaniv Hydroelectric Power Plant is located in Cherkasy Oblast
Kaniv Hydroelectric Power Plant
Location of Kaniv Hydroelectric Power Plant in Cherkasy Oblast
LocationKaniv, Ukraine
Coordinates49°45′59.5″N 31°28′18.2″E / 49.766528°N 31.471722°E / 49.766528; 31.471722
Construction began1964
Opening dateNovember 4, 1972 (first turbine) – April 16, 1975 (completion)
Owner(s)Government of Ukraine
Dam and spillways
Type of dampower plant
ImpoundsDnieper River
Height39.5 m (130 ft)
Length343 m (1,125 ft)
Spillway capacity13,200 m3/s (466,154 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Creates(Run-of-river)
Total capacity2.6 km3 (2,107,854 acre⋅ft)
Power Station
Operator(s)Ukrhydroenergo
Turbines24 x 18.5 MW
Installed capacity444 MW
Annual generation972 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.