Kaniv Hydroelectric Power Plant is a

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generating complex on the

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Kaniv Kaniv ( uk, Канів, ) city located in Cherkasy Raion, Cherkasy Oblast ( province) in central Ukraine. The city rests on the Dnieper River, and is also one of the main inland river ports on the Dnieper. It hosts the administration of Kaniv ...

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. It is operated by the Ukrhydroenego that is part of the state company

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. The power plant was projected by the Ukrainian department of project-research institute "UkrHydroProject" of S.Zhuk. The construction was conducted by several specialized in this field companies. During the construction also there was built a small settlement for the power plant's working personnel. Turbines for the plant were produced by the Kharkiv Factory "

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", generators - Kharkiv Factory "Elektrovazhmash". The dam has a

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to allow water travel along the

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river. It is a single-stage, a single chamber lock. The lock's size is .

History

In 1997, the Kaniv Hydroelectric Power Plant started to be renovated. The first stage lasted until June 2002, while the second one - 2017. The first stage was financed through the IBRD, while the second

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invested $106 million with the addition of the Ukrainian government budget.

External links

Information about the power plant at Ukrhydroenergy website
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