Russia

Zaragizhskaya HPP of the Cascade of Nizhne-Cherekskiye HPPs — 31 MW Hydroelectric

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Zaragizhskaya HPP of the Cascade of Nizhne-Cherekskiye HPPs is a 31 MW hydro power plant located in Russia. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
31 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2011

Year online

Owner
PJSC "RusHydro"

Operator

Location
43.32, 43.69

Coordinates

Insights

#441
largest in %s
#3,797
largest %s worldwide
#16,376
largest worldwide
2011
%d yrs newer than avg
53
operated by %s
7
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
31 MW
Commissioned
2011
Status
Operational
Owner
PJSC "RusHydro"
Country
Russia
Coordinates
43.323, 43.691

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
2,573 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
205,867 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

559
cars / year
343
homes / year
116,970
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Zaragizhskaya HPP of the Cascade of Nizhne-Cherekskiye HPPs is a 30.6 MW hydro power plant in Russia, operated by PJSC “RusHydro” since 2011.

Ranked #74 of 112 hydro plants in Russia. Its 30.6 MW represents 0.06% of Russia’s total hydro capacity of 48,889 MW. The largest hydro plant in Russia is Krasnoyarsk at 6,000 MW, making this facility 196 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Kashhatau HPP of the Cascade of Nizhne-Cherekskiye HPPs (65.1 MW, Hydro), Aushegerskaya HPP of the Cascade of Nizhne-Cherekskiye HPPs (60 MW, Hydro), and Baksanskaya HPP (27 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, approximately 100 km from Nalchik.

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