Peshtera Hydroelectric Power Station

Peshtera Hydro Power Plant
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CountryBulgaria
LocationPeshtera
Coordinates42°1′0″N 24°15′21″E / 42.01667°N 24.25583°E / 42.01667; 24.25583
StatusOperational
Commission date
  • 1959
OwnerNEK EAD
Thermal power station
Primary fuelHydropower
Power generation
Units operational5
Nameplate capacity136 MW

The Peshtera Hydro Power Plant (before 1992: Kimon Georgiev Hydro Power Plant) is an active underground hydroelectric plant in Peshtera, Bulgaria. It is part of the Batak Hydropower Cascade. It has 5 individual Pelton turbines[1] which can deliver up to 136 MW of power.

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2009-07-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) NEK brochure "Hydro Power Cascades and Dams" page 21