Russia

The hydroelectric power station of the Cascade of Kuban hydroelectric power stations — 16 MW Hydroelectric

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The hydroelectric power station of the Cascade of Kuban hydroelectric power stations is a 16 MW hydro power plant located in Russia. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
16 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1960

Year online

Owner
PJSC "RusHydro"

Operator

Location
44.23, 42.34

Coordinates

Insights

#511
largest in %s
#4,860
largest %s worldwide
#21,038
largest worldwide
1960
%d yrs older than avg
53
operated by %s
14
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
16 MW
Commissioned
1960
Status
Operational
Owner
PJSC "RusHydro"
Country
Russia
Coordinates
44.227, 42.344

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,337 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
106,970 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

291
cars / year
178
homes / year
60,778
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

The hydroelectric power station of the Cascade of Kuban is a 15.9 MW hydro power plant in Russia, operated by PJSC “RusHydro.”

Ranked #93 of 112 hydro plants in Russia. This plant’s 15.9 MW represents 0.03% 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 376 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Nevinnomysskya (1530.2 MW, Gas), Nevinnomysskaya GRES (1530.2 MW, Gas), and HPP-2 of the Cascade of the Kuban HPPs (184 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Stavropol Krai region, approximately 50 km from Nevinnomyssk.

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