The Kremenchuk Hydroelectric Power Plant () is a
run-of-river
Run-of-river hydroelectricity (ROR) or run-of-the-river hydroelectricity is a type of hydroelectric generation plant whereby little or no water storage is provided. Run-of-the-river power plants may have no water storage at all or a limited amou ...
power plant on the
Dnieper River
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just upstream of
Kremenchuk
Kremenchuk (; , , also spelt Kremenchug, ) is an industrial city in central Ukraine which stands on the banks of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. The city serves as the administrative center of Kremenchuk Raion and Kremenchuk urban hromada within ...
in
Svitlovodsk,
Ukraine
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. The primary purpose of the dam is
hydroelectric
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power generation and
navigation
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. It is the third dam in the Dnieper cascade and creates the largest reservoir on the river. The dam has an associated
lock
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and a power station with an installed capacity of . Construction on the dam began in May 1954, the reservoir began to fill in October 1959, the last generator was commissioned in 1960 and the dam and power plant were inaugurated in 1961. It is operated by
Ukrhydroenergo
Private JSC «Ukrhydroenergo» () is a Ukrainian state-owned enterprise that administers hydro power plants along the Dnieper and Dniester
The Dniester ( ) is a transboundary river in Eastern Europe. It runs first through Ukraine and the ...
.
Russo-Ukrainian War
On the morning of October 31, 2022, Russian forces launched a massive missile strike on critical infrastructure facilities in Ukraine. In particular, a missile hit was recorded on the territory of the Kremenchuk Hydroelectric Power Station.
In December 2024, anti-
drones protection project was commissioned.
See also
*
Hydroelectricity in Ukraine
References
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Dams completed in 1959
Energy infrastructure completed in 1960
Dams in Ukraine
Dams on the Dnieper
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Run-of-the-river power stations
Hydroelectric power stations built in the Soviet Union
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