Uglich Hydroelectric Station

57°31′39″N 38°17′52″E / 57.5275°N 38.297778°E / 57.5275; 38.297778

Uglich Hydroelectric Station
CountryRussia
StatusOperational
Construction began1935
Opening date1940

The Uglich Hydroelectric Station or Uglich GES (Russian: Угличская ГЭС) is a hydroelectric station on the Volga River in Uglich in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, and is the first of the Volga-Kama cascade of dams. It began operating on December 8, 1940, making it one of the oldest hydroelectric plants in Russia. The 120-MW plant is operated by RusHydro.[1][2] There is also a Russian hydropower museum located at the hydroelectric plant dedicated to the development of hydropower.[3]

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