Zhigulevskaya HPP

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The Zhigulevskaya HPP (formerly known as the Kuibyshevskaya HPP and the Volzhskaya HPP named after Lenin) is a significant hydroelectric power station on the Volga River in the Samara region, located between the cities of Zhigulevsk and Tolyatti. It is part of the Volga-Kama cascade of hydroelectric power stations and represents the sixth stage of this cascade on the Volga River. The second most powerful hydroelectric power station in Europe, the Zhigulevskaya HPP was the largest in the world in 1957-1960. It provides not only power generation, but also large-scale shipping, water supply and flood protection.

The hydroelectric power station itself is a low-pressure run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station, the structures of which include an earthen dam, a hydroelectric power station building with bottom spillways, a spillway dam, shipping locks and other structures. The installed capacity is 2488 MW, and the average annual electricity generation is about 10,370 million kWh.

The hydroelectric power station building is made of monolithic reinforced concrete and is divided into 10 sections. Each section contains two units and four bottom spillways. The total number of bottom spillways is 40. The hydroelectric power station is also equipped with navigation locks and approach channels.

The turbine room of the hydroelectric power station is equipped with 20 vertical hydraulic units, each with a capacity of 125.5 MW. These hydraulic units operate on rotary-blade turbines and drive hydrogenerators that produce electricity. In addition, the hydroelectric power station is equipped with cranes for assembling and disassembling hydraulic units, as well as other equipment to ensure the operation of the station.

The Zhigulevskaya HPP is an important energy infrastructure facility that plays a key role in providing electricity to the region and meeting its infrastructure needs.

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