Enerhodar Dnipro Powerline Crossing consists of two
overhead power line
An overhead power line is a structure used in electric power transmission and distribution to transmit electrical energy across large distances. It consists of one or more uninsulated electrical cables (commonly multiples of three for three-p ...
s that cross the
Kakhovka Reservoir
The Kakhovka Reservoir (, ''Kakhovs′ke vodoskhovyshche'') is a water reservoir on the Dnieper River in Ukraine. It was created in 1956, when the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant was built. It is one of several reservoirs in the Dnieper reserv ...
on the
Dnipro river. They cross from
Enerhodar
Enerhodar (; uk, Енергода́р, translit=Enerhodár, , ; russian: Энергодар, translit=Energodar, literally 'energy giver') is a city and municipality in the north-western part of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast in Ukraine, currently unde ...
and its two power stations on the south side to near
Marhanets on the north side.
History
The first power line was built in 1977 and runs from
Zaporizhzhia Thermal Power Plant. It consists of five 100-metre and two 90-metre high
pylons, which stand on
caissons in the water. The caissons with the pylons were prefabricated and then erected in the reservoir.
In 1984 a 750 kV line with a single circuit for transmission of electricity produced in the
Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station ( uk, Запорізька атомна електростанція, translit=Zaporiz'ka atomna elektrostantsiya, russian: Запорожская атомная электростанция, Zaporozhskaya ...
was built. It consists of three 126-metre and two 100-metre high pylons, which also stand on caissons in the reservoir.
External links
Novoklimov blog, information in RussianEnergobud.com, information in Russian*
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Powerline river crossings
Energy in the Soviet Union
Electric power infrastructure in Ukraine
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