Mingachevir Dam
| Mingachevir Dam | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Kintra | Azerbaijan |
| Location | Mingachevir |
| Coordinates | 40°47′24″N 47°1′42″E / 40.79000°N 47.02833°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1945 |
| Commission date | Ineetial: 1954 Reconstruction: 2000 |
| Awner(s) | Azərenerji |
| Operator(s) | Azərenerji |
| Pumped-storage pouer station | |
| Upper reservoir | Mingachevir Reservoir |
| Upper res. capacity | 15,730 km3 (3,770 cu mi) |
| Hydraulic heid | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Pump-generators | 6 x 70 MW Francis-teep |
| Pouer generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 420 MW |
| Annual generation | 705 GWh (in 2009) |
The Mingachevir Dam (kent as Mingachevir Pouer Station or Mingachevir Hydroelectric Pouer Station an aw; Azerbaijani: Mingəçevir Su Elektrik Stansiyası, Azerbaijani for Mingachevir Hydroelectric Station) is an yird fill embankment dam an hydroelectric pouer station on the Kura River in Mingachevir, Azerbaijan. Construction o the dam began in 1945 an wis completit in 1953, when Azerbaijan wis still a republic within the Soviet Union as the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. It wis commissioned in 1954. It wis reconstructed in 2000 an has 6 x 70 MW Francis-teep hydropouer turbine electric generators.[1]
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "Energy production" (in Inglis). AzerEnerji. Archived frae the original on 19 September 2015. Retrieved 12 Mairch 2015.
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