Oskemen Hydroelectric Power Plant

Coordinates: 49°53′59″N 82°43′6″E / 49.89972°N 82.71833°E / 49.89972; 82.71833
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Oskemen Hydro Power Plant
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CountryKazakhstan
LocationOskemen
Coordinates49°53′59″N 82°43′6″E / 49.89972°N 82.71833°E / 49.89972; 82.71833
StatusOperational
Commission date1952, 1959
Owner(s)AES
Thermal power station
Primary fuelHydropower
Power generation
Units operational4
Nameplate capacity339.4 MW
External links
Websitewww.ukges.kz
CommonsRelated media on Commons

The Oskemen Hydroelectric Power Plant (Kazakh: Өскемен ГЭС, Óskemen GES), also known as Ust-Kamenogorsk Hydroelectric Power Plant (Russian: Усть-Каменогорская ГЭС), is a hydroelectric power plant on the Irtysh River near Oskemen in East Kazakhstan Province of Kazakhstan. It has 4 individual turbines[1] with a nominal output of 82.8 MW (one renewed - 91 MW) with a generating capacity of 339.4 MW and generates 1.58 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity per year.[2] It is owned and operated by AES Corporation.

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  1. ^ Ust-Kamenogorsk Hydro Power Plant
  2. ^ "AES UK Hydro". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-03-03.