Ust-Srednekan Hydroelectric Plant

Ust-Srednekan Hydroelectric Plant
Building of the dam in 2011
Ust-Srednekan Hydroelectric Plant is located in Magadan Oblast
Ust-Srednekan Hydroelectric Plant
Location of Ust-Srednekan Hydroelectric Plant in Magadan Oblast
Ust-Srednekan Hydroelectric Plant is located in Russia
Ust-Srednekan Hydroelectric Plant
Ust-Srednekan Hydroelectric Plant (Russia)
Official nameУсть-Среднеканская ГЭС
CountryRussia
LocationUst-Srednekan, Srednekansky District, Magadan Oblast
Coordinates62°25′04″N 152°09′09″E / 62.41778°N 152.15250°E / 62.41778; 152.15250
PurposePower
StatusUnder construction
Construction began1991
Opening date2022; 2 years ago (2022)[1]
Owner(s)RusHydro
Dam and spillways
Type of damEarth, concrete
ImpoundsKolyma River
Height74 m (243 ft)
Length2,490 m (8,170 ft)
Operator(s)RusHydro
TypeConventional

Ust-Srednekan Hydroelectric Plant is a hydroelectric power station located on the Kolyma River near the village of Ust-Srednekan, Srednekansky District, Magadan Oblast Russia. It has an installed power generation capacity of 570 MW.[2]

The dam is located 217 km (135 mi) downstream from the larger Kolyma Hydroelectric Station.[3]

  1. ^ "На крупнейшей в РФ строящейся ГЭС введен в работу последний гидроагрегат - ТАСС".
  2. ^ Когадовский О. А, Фриштер Ю. И. Гидроэнергетика Крайнего Северо-Востока. — М.: Энергопромиздат, 1996. — 304 с. — ISBN 5-283-01259-X.
  3. ^ Google Earth