Pavlovka Hydroelectric Station

Pavlovka Dam
Location of Pavlovka Dam in Russia
Official name Павловская ГЭС
Location Pavlovka, Bashkortostan, Russia
Coordinates 55°25′4″N 56°32′1″E / 55.41778°N 56.53361°E / 55.41778; 56.53361Coordinates: 55°25′4″N 56°32′1″E / 55.41778°N 56.53361°E / 55.41778; 56.53361
Construction began 1950
Opening date 1960
Owner(s) Bashkirenergo
Dam and spillways
Height 41.3 m (135 ft)
Reservoir
Creates Pavlovka Reservoir
Total capacity 1.41 km3 (0.34 cu mi)
Surface area 116 km2 (45 sq mi)
Power station
Operator(s) Bashkirenergo
Turbines 4 x 50.4 MW
Installed capacity 201.6 MW
Annual generation 590 GWh

Pavlovka hydroelectric station (Russian: Павловская гидроэлектростанция) is a power station located near the village Pavlovka on the Ufa River in Bashkortostan. Construction of the power station began in 1950 and was completed in 1960. The power station is owned and operated by Bashkirenergo.

Description

The power station consists of:

The power station has a capacity of 166.4 MW and the average annual generation of 590 GWh. It has four Kaplan turbines with capacity of 41.6 MW each. Turbines are manufactured by Kharkov Turboatom and generators are manufactured by the St. Petersburg plant Electrosila.

The dam creates the Pavlovka Reservoir with area of 116 square kilometres (45 sq mi) and volume of 1.41 cubic kilometres (1,140,000 acre·ft) (total) and 0.9 cubic kilometres (730,000 acre·ft) (useful).

Modernization

The power station is in process of modernization. As a result, the capacity of each turbine will increase to 50.4 MW, and the total capacity will be 201.6 MW.

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