The Middle Dnieper Hydroelectric Station () is a

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power plant on the

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in Kamianske,

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, operated by Ukrhydroenergo. The primary purpose of the dam is

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power generation and

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. It is the fourth dam in the Dnieper cascade. The dam has an associated

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and a power station with an installed capacity of 352 MW. Construction on the dam began in 1956 and the last generator was commissioned in 1964. Until 2016, the plant was named Dniprodzerzhynska HES, after the Soviet name of the town of Kamianske.

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