Russia

Kashhatau HPP of the Cascade of Nizhne-Cherekskiye HPPs — 65 MW Hydroelectric

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Kashhatau HPP of the Cascade of Nizhne-Cherekskiye HPPs is a 65 MW hydro power plant located in Russia. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
65 MW

Installed

Commissioned

Year online

Owner
PJSC "RusHydro"

Operator

Location
43.33, 43.65

Coordinates

Insights

#386
largest in %s
#2,853
largest %s worldwide
#12,017
largest worldwide
53
operated by %s
7
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
65 MW
Commissioned
Status
Operational
Owner
PJSC "RusHydro"
Country
Russia
Coordinates
43.330, 43.646

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
5,475 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
437,972 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,190
cars / year
730
homes / year
248,848
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

Nearby Stations

About this plant

Kashhatau HPP of the Cascade of Nizhne-Cherekskiye HPPs is a 65.1 MW hydro power plant in Russia, operated by PJSC “RusHydro.”

Ranked #58 of 112 hydro plants in Russia. Its 65.1 MW accounts for 0.13% of Russia’s total hydro capacity of 48,889 MW. The largest hydro plant in Russia is Krasnoyarsk at 6,000 MW, making Kashhatau HPP 92 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Aushegerskaya HPP (60 MW, Hydro) and Zaragizhskaya HPP (30.6 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, approximately 50 km southeast of Nalchik.

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