Russia

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

Hydroelectric Renewable Verified

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 Russia
#3,797
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#16,376
largest worldwide
2011
27 yrs newer than avg
53
operated by PJSC "RusHydro"
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

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
2,573 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
205,867 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

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

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

Nearby Plants

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.

More Hydroelectric plants

Spotted an error?

Our data is community-verified. If any detail looks wrong or out of date, suggest a correction below — our team reviews and applies approved changes across all languages.