Sayano-Shushenskaya Hydroelectric Power Plant
It is the largest hydroelectric power plant on the Eurasian continent. Its construction on the Siberian Yenisei River began in 1968. Today the dam height reaches 245 m and it is over 1 km long. The first ten 640 MW hydropower units were launched in 1978. Currently, all ten hydropower units in total produces 6400 MW, it is considered the world’s third power.
The Yenisei River is the deepest and most powerful river in Russia. The average water consumption is 19.8 thousand cubic meters per second.
They were going to build many power plants in the Soviet Union in 60s of the XX century. Electricity would be enough for Far East, but the construction was dictated not only by the desire to get cheap electricity. Deposits of marble, non-ferrous metals were discovered near the Yenisei and they began construction of the aluminum plant.
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