Irkutsk Hydroelectric Power Station

Irkutsk Dam
Irkutsk Dam and the city of Irkutsk
Irkutsk Hydroelectric Power Station is located in Russia
Irkutsk Hydroelectric Power Station
Location of Irkutsk Dam in Russia
Official nameIrkutsk Hydroelectric Power Station
LocationIrkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
Coordinates52°14′34″N 104°19′43″E / 52.24278°N 104.32861°E / 52.24278; 104.32861
Construction began1950
Opening dateJune 1956
Owner(s)Irkutskenergo
Dam and spillways
Type of damRock-fill, embankment
ImpoundsAngara River
Height44 m (144 ft)
Length2,740 m (8,990 ft)
Width (base)225 m (738 ft)
Reservoir
CreatesIrkutsk Reservoir
and heightens Lake Baikal
Power Station
Commission dateDecember 1956
Hydraulic head31 m (102 ft)
Turbines4×107.5, 4×82.8[1]
Installed capacity761.2 MW
Annual generation4.1 TWh (15 PJ)

The Irkutsk Hydroelectric Power Station (Irkutsk HPS) is a rock-fill dam on the Angara River with an adjacent hydroelectric power station. It is located adjacent to Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast in Russia and is the first dam on the Angara cascades.[2] Construction on the dam began in 1950, its reservoir began filling in 1956 and its first turbines were also commissioned in 1956. It was the first large hydroelectric power station constructed in Eastern Siberia and its completion was hailed by the Soviets as an engineering success.[3][4]

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  4. ^ "Irkutsk Hydroelectric Power Station History". Irkutskenergo. Archived from the original on 25 March 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2010.