Kapshagay Hydroelectric Power Plant
The Kapshagay Hydroelectric Power Plant (Kazakh: Қапшағай су электр станциясы, Qapshaǵaı sý elektr stantsııasy; Russian: Капшагайская ГЭС, earlier Капчагайская ГЭС) is a hydroelectricity power plant on the Ili River in Almaty Province of Kazakhstan. Constructed between 1965 and 1970, it has four individual turbines[1] with a nominal output of around 91 MW which will deliver up to 364 MW of power and generates 972 million kilowatt-hours of electricity per year.
| Kapshagay Hydroelectric Power Plant | |
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| Country | |
| Location | Kapshagay |
| Coordinates | 43°55′22″N 77°05′53″E |
| Status | Operational |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Hydropower |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 4 |
| Nameplate capacity | 364 MW |
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It is operated by Almaty Power Stations,[2] and fed by Kapchagay Reservoir (resulting from the construction of Kapchagay Dam).
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