Irkutsk Hydroelectric Power Station

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Irkutsk Hydroelectric Power Station is a major Soviet-era hydroelectric dam and power plant on the Angara River that supplies electricity and helps regulate water levels for the Irkutsk region in Siberia, Russia.

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Irkutsk Hydroelectric Power Station canonical 6
Irkutsk HPP 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf gravity dam
hydroelectric power station
affectsWaterLevelOf Lake Baikal
annualGeneration about 4.1 TWh
basinCountry Russia
builtBy Soviet engineers
builtDuring Soviet era
commissioned 1956
constructionBegan 1950
constructionMethod concrete gravity dam
continent Asia
country Russia
damHeight about 44 m
damLength about 2400 m
downstreamFrom Lake Baikal
energySource hydropower
fuelType water
gridConnection Siberian power grid
hasSpillway yes
hasTurbineType Kaplan turbine
linked to: Kaplan turbines
historicalSignificance first large hydroelectric power station on the Angara River
impact contributed to regulation of Lake Baikal outflow
raised water level of the Angara River near Irkutsk
installedCapacity 662 MW
languageOfOfficialName Russian
locatedIn Irkutsk Oblast
locatedNear Irkutsk
locatedOnRiver Angara River
numberOfTurbines 8
openingDate 1956
operator Irkutskenergo
owner Irkutskenergo
partOf Angara River cascade of hydroelectric power stations
purpose flood control
navigation improvement
power generation
river regulation
water level regulation of Lake Baikal
region Siberia
reservoirCreatedBy Irkutsk Hydroelectric Power Station
reservoirInundated part of the Angara River valley
reservoirName Irkutsk Reservoir
status operational
suppliesElectricityTo Irkutsk region
linked to: Irkutsk Oblast

industrial consumers in Irkutsk Oblast
upstreamFrom Bratsk Hydroelectric Power Station
watercourse Angara River

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Irkutsk nearbyHydropowerPlant Irkutsk Hydroelectric Power Station
subject linked to: Irkutsk, Russia
Irkutsk Hydroelectric Power Station reservoirCreatedBy Irkutsk Hydroelectric Power Station
Irkutsk Dam alsoKnownAs Irkutsk Hydroelectric Power Station
Irkutsk Dam alsoKnownAs Irkutsk HPP
linked to: Irkutsk Hydroelectric Power Station
Irkutsk Reservoir createdBy Irkutsk Hydroelectric Power Station
Irkutsk Reservoir operator Irkutsk Hydroelectric Power Station
Irkutsk Reservoir associatedPowerStation Irkutsk Hydroelectric Power Station