The Shamaldy-Say Hydro Power Plant (, ) is an active hydro power plant on the river

Naryn Naryn ( ; ) is the regional administrative center of Naryn Region in central Kyrgyzstan. Its area is , and its estimated population was 41,178 as of January 2021. The town was established as a fortress on the caravan route in 1868. It is situated ...

between

Tash-Kömür Tash-Kömür (, ''Tash-Kumyr'') is one of the five largest towns of Jalal-Abad Region in Southern Kyrgyzstan. It is a city of regional significance, not part of a district. Its area is , and its resident population was 44,065 in 2021. It is loca ...

and

Shamaldy-Say Shamaldy-Say () is an urban-type settlement in Jalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan. The town is administratively subordinated to town Tash-Kömür Tash-Kömür (, ''Tash-Kumyr'') is one of the five largest towns of Jalal-Abad Region in Southern Kyrgy ...

, in

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia lying in the Tian Shan and Pamir Mountains, Pamir mountain ranges. Bishkek is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Kyrgyzstan, largest city. Kyrgyz ...

. Completed between 1992 and 1996, it is one of the three hydro power plants on the river Naryn near

, 14 km downstream from the

Tash-Kömür Hydroelectric Power Station The Tash-Kömür Hydro Power Plant (, ) is a hydroelectric power plant on the river Naryn in Tash-Kömür, Kyrgyzstan. Completed between 1985 and 1987, it is one of three hydro power plants on the river Naryn near Tash-Kömür, 14 km upstrea ...

. It has 3 individual

turbine A turbine ( or ) (from the Greek , ''tyrbē'', or Latin ''turbo'', meaning vortex) is a rotary mechanical device that extracts energy from a fluid flow and converts it into useful work. The work produced can be used for generating electrical ...

s with a nominal output of around 80 MW and a total nominal capacity of 180 MW. The power plant's dam is tall and creates a reservoir of which is active (or useful) for power generation.

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Hydroelectric power stations in Kyrgyzstan Dams in Kyrgyzstan Dams completed in 1996 Dams on the Naryn River {{Kyrgyzstan-struct-stub