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Bukhtarma Hydroelectric Power Plant

East Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan

The 1195th largest power station in the world

675 MW · Capacity

The Bukhtarma Hydroelectric Power Plant is a hydroelectric power plant on the Irtysh River 5 kilometres (3 mi) upstream of Serebryansk, East Kazakhstan. The plant has 9 individual turbines with a total generating capacity of 675 megawatts and generates 2.77 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity per year. The plant is operated by Kazzinc under a long-term concession. It is integrated into Kazakhstan's national electricity system and is used as a peak producer to regulate supply.

Power station data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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