Kiev Pumped Storage Power Plant
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Kiev Pumped Storage Power Plant | |
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Location of Kiev Pumped Storage Power Plant in Ukraine
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Commission date | 1970-1972 |
Pumped-storage power station | |
Upper reservoir | Upper Kiev |
Upper res. capacity | 3,700,000 m3 (3,000 acre⋅ft) |
Lower reservoir | Kiev Reservoir |
Lower res. capacity | 3,780,000,000 m3 (3,060,000 acre⋅ft) |
Generating units | 3 x 33.3 MW |
Pump-generators | 3 x 45 MW reversible Francis turbine |
Power generation | |
Nameplate capacity | 234.9 MW[1] |
The Kiev Pumped-Storage Power Plant is a pumped-storage power station on the west bank of the Kiev Reservoir in Vyshhorod, Ukraine. The Kiev Reservoir serves as the lower reservoir and the upper reservoir is located 70 m (230 ft) above the lower. Water sent from the upper reservoir generates electricity with three 33.3 megawatts (44,700 hp) conventional hydroelectric generators and three 45 megawatts (60,000 hp) reversible pump-generators. During periods of low demand, such as night time, the pump-generators push water from the lower reservoir to the upper for use during peak hours. The first generator was commissioned in 1970, the last in 1972.[2]