Üch-Korgon Hydroelectric Power Station
The Üch-Korgon Hydro Power Plant (Kyrgyz: Үч-Коргон ГЭСи, Russian: Уч-Курганская ГЭС) is an active hydro power plant on the river Naryn in Shamaldy-Say, Kyrgyzstan, upstream from Uchqoʻrgʻon in Uzbekistan. Completed in 1962, it is the oldest of the three hydro power plants on the river Naryn near Tash-Kömür, 25 km downstream from the Shamaldy-Say Hydroelectric Power Station.[1] It has 4 individual turbines with a nominal output of around 45 MW and a total nominal capacity of 180 MW.[1] The power plant's dam is 34 m (112 ft) tall and it creates a 53,000,000 m3 (42,968 acre⋅ft) reservoir of which20,000,000 m3 (16,214 acre⋅ft) is active (or useful) for power generation.[2]
| Üch-Korgon Hydro Power Plant | |
|---|---|
| Official name | Учкурганская ГЭC |
| Country | |
| Location | Shamaldy-Say |
| Coordinates | 41°11′16″N 72°09′38″E |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 1962 |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Hydropower |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 4 |
| Nameplate capacity | 180 MW |
References
- "Tash-Kömür cascade of HPP" (in Russian). Energo-ES. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- "List of major hydroelectric facilities of the Kyrgyz Republic" (PDF) (in Russian). CA Water. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
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