GES-3 of the Cascade of Kuban HPPs — 87 MW Hydroelectric

GES-3 of the Cascade of Kuban HPPs is an 87 MW hydroelectric power plant in Russia, operated by PJSC “RusHydro”.

Ranked #50 of 112 hydro plants in Russia. This plant’s 87 MW represents 0.18% of Russia’s total hydro capacity of 48,889 MW. The largest hydro plant in Russia is Krasnoyarsk at 6,000 MW, making GES-3 69 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km 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 Krasnodar Krai, approximately 150 km northeast of Krasnodar.