Dniester Pumped Storage Power Station

Dniester Pumped Storage Power Station
Dnistro reservoir
CountryUkraine
LocationSokyriany
Coordinates48°30′49″N 27°28′24″E / 48.51361°N 27.47333°E / 48.51361; 27.47333
StatusPartially operational
Construction began1983
Opening date2009–2028
Owner(s)Government of Ukraine
Operator(s)Ukrhydroenergo
Upper reservoir
CreatesDniester Upper
Total capacity38,800,000 m3 (31,456 acre⋅ft)
Lower reservoir
CreatesDniester HPP-I Dam
Total capacity70,000,000 m3 (56,750 acre⋅ft)
Power Station
Hydraulic head38.7 m (127 ft)
Turbines7 x 324 MW reversible Francis turbines
Installed capacity1296 MW
Website
https://uhe.gov.ua/

The Dniester Pumped Storage Power Station is a pumped storage hydroelectric scheme that uses the Dniester River 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) northeast of Sokyriany in Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine. Currently, four of seven 324-megawatt (434,000 hp) generators are operational and when complete in 2028,[1] the power station will have an installed capacity of 2,268 megawatts (3,041,000 hp).

  1. ^ "President inspected the construction of the fourth hydraulic unit at the Dniester Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Power Plant". Official website of the President of Ukraine. Retrieved 14 November 2020.

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