Russia

HPP-4 of the Cascade of Kuban HPPs — 78 MW Hydroelectric

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HPP-4 of the Cascade of Kuban HPPs is a 78 MW hydro power plant located in Russia. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
78 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1960

Year online

Owner
PJSC "RusHydro"

Operator

Location
44.66, 42.03

Coordinates

Insights

#372
largest in Russia
#2,628
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#11,306
largest worldwide
1960
24 yrs older than avg
53
operated by PJSC "RusHydro"
15
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
78 MW
Commissioned
1960
Status
Operational
Owner
PJSC "RusHydro"
Country
Russia
Coordinates
44.665, 42.029

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
6,559 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
524,759 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

1,426
cars per year
875
homes per year
298,159
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

HPP-4 of the Cascade of Kuban HPPs is a 78 MW hydroelectric power plant in Russia, operated by PJSC “RusHydro.”

Ranked #56 of 112 hydro plants in Russia. Its 78 MW represents 0.16% of Russia’s 48,889 MW total hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in Russia is Krasnoyarsk at 6,000 MW, making this facility 76.9 times smaller.

Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Nevinnomysskya (1,530.2 MW, Gas), Nevinnomysskaya GRES (1,530.2 MW, Gas), and GES-3 of the Cascade of Kuban HPPs (87 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Krasnodar Krai, approximately 100 km northeast of Krasnodar.

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