Kondopoga hydroelectric power station
Kondopoga, Russia
The 3167th largest power station in the world
Kondopoga hydroelectric power station is a hydroelectric power station in Kondopoga, utilizing the runoff of the Suna River and Lake Sandal in the Kondopozhsky District of the Republic of Karelia. It is part of the Suna Cascade of hydroelectric power stations, serving as its lower stage. One of Russia's oldest hydroelectric power stations — construction began in 1916, and the station's completion was carried out under the GOELRO plan, with the first hydro unit commissioned in 1929. During the Great Patriotic War, the station was located in occupied territory and was partially destroyed; in the post-war years, it was restored with equipment replacement. The Kondopoga Hydroelectric Power Station is a cultural heritage site of local significance and is protected by the state. The station's owner is Public Joint-Stock Company TGC-1.
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