Vorotan Cascade | |
  Tatev Shamb Spandaryan Locations of the Vorotan Cascade power plants in Armenia | |
| Country | Armenia |
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| Location | Syunik Province |
| Purpose | Hydroelectricity Irrigation |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1961 |
| Owner(s) | ContourGlobal[1][2][3] |
| Operator(s) | ContourGlobal Hydro Cascade CJSC[4] |
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Spandaryan HPP | |
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| Location | Shaghat |
| Coordinates | 39°34′25″N 45°54′47″E / 39.57361°N 45.91306°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 1989 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment type, mixed rockfill and earthfill |
| Height (foundation) | 89 m (292 ft) |
| Height (thalweg) | 83 m (272 ft) |
| Length | 315 m (1,033 ft) |
| Width (crest) | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Spandaryan Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 257,000,000 m3 (208,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Active capacity | 218,000,000 m3 (177,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Surface area | 10.8 km2 (4.2 sq mi) |
| Maximum length | 7 km (4.3 mi) |
| Maximum width | 3 km (1.9 mi) |
| Maximum water depth | 73 m (240 ft) |
| Normal elevation | 2,060 m (6,760 ft) |
| Power Station | |
| Turbines | 2 X 38 MW |
| Installed capacity | 76 MW |
| Annual generation | 210 GWh |
Shamb HPP | |
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| Location | Shamb |
| Coordinates | 39°26′13″N 46°09′00″E / 39.43694°N 46.15000°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 1978 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Concrete spillway dam (Angeghakot Dam) Embankment dam, sandy gravel and soil (Tolors Dam) |
| Height (thalweg) | 23.4 m (77 ft) (Angeghakot Dam) 69 m (226 ft) (Tolors Dam) |
| Length | 188 m (617 ft) (Tolors Dam) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Angeghakot Reservoir Tolors Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 3,400,000 cubic metres (2,800 acre⋅ft) (Angeghakot Reservoir) 96,000,000 m3 (78,000 acre⋅ft) (Tolors Reservoir) |
| Active capacity | 80,000,000 m3 (65,000 acre⋅ft) (Tolors Reservoir) |
| Normal elevation | 1,651.1 m (5,417 ft) |
| Power Station | |
| Turbines | 2 X 85.5 MW |
| Installed capacity | 171 MW |
| Annual generation | 320 GWh |
Tatev HPP | |
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| Location | Tatev |
| Coordinates | 39°25′39″N 46°22′15″E / 39.42750°N 46.37083°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 1970 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment type, sandy gravel |
| Height (thalweg) | 41 m (135 ft) |
| Length | 107 m (351 ft) |
| Spillway capacity | 312 m3/s (11,000 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Tatev Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 13,600,000 m3 (11,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Active capacity | 1,800,000 m3 (1,500 acre⋅ft) |
| Normal elevation | 1,335.4 m (4,381 ft) |
| Power Station | |
| Hydraulic head | 568.8 m (1,866 ft) |
| Turbines | 3 x 52.4 MW Pelton turbines |
| Installed capacity | 157.2 MW |
| Annual generation | 670 GWh |
The Vorotan Cascade, or the ContourGlobal Hydro Cascade,[5] is a cascade on the Vorotan River in Syunik Province, Armenia. It was built to produce hydroelectric power and provide irrigation water. The Vorotan Cascade consists of three hydroelectric power plants and five reservoirs with a combined installed capacity of 404.2 MW. It is one of the main power generation complexes in Armenia.[6][7]
- ^ ContourGlobal buys Armenia's 405-MW Vorotan cascade hydropower project
- ^ Որոտանի ՀԷԿ-ի ակտիվների ձեռքբերման գործարքն ավարտվել է
- ^ U.S. company buys Armenian power plants in $250 million deal
- ^ Company Overview of Contour Global Hydro Cascade CJSC
- ^ "The Vorotan Cascade, or the ContourGlobal Hydro Cascade as it was indeed renamed after the acquisition". Archived from the original on 2016-11-24. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
- ^ "Vorotan HPPs Cascadе". Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources of Armenia. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
- ^ "Vorotan Hydros. Environmental & Social Review Summary". International Finance Corporation. Retrieved 2016-03-06.