Boguchany hydroelectric power station
Encyclopedia
The Boguchany Dam is a large hydroelectric dam currently under construction on the Angara River
in Kodinsk
, Russia
.
in 1976. Construction of the power station started in 1980 but was suspended in 1994 due to the lack of financing. Work on the project resumed in 2005 when RAO UES (then owner of RusHydro) and Rusal agreed to develop the project jointly. Construction re-started in 2007. The first turbine was dispatched in 2008. The power station's first three generators are expected to start production in 2012, reaching full capacity by 2013.
774 m (2,539 ft) long gravity segment for power station building and temporal ship lock, 1813 m (5,948 ft) long segment of the dam is of rock-fill type with asphaltene-concrete
diaphragm throughout all its length. The ship-lock was closed in 2010, its former location was included in concrete gravity section of the dam and was filled with concrete.
The power station will consist of nine turbines with a capacity of 330 MW each. It will generate 17.6 TWh of electricity per year. Turbines are manufactured by Power Machines
. The power station is built by and will be owned and operated by OAO Boguchanskaya GES, a joint venture of RusHydro
and Rusal
. The energy from the plant will be used, among others, by a large Boguchany Aluminium Smelter
(to be launched in 2013).
Angara River
The Angara River is a long river in Irkutsk Oblast and Krasnoyarsk Krai, south-east Siberia, Russia. It is the only river flowing out of Lake Baikal, and is the headwater tributary of the Yenisei River....
in Kodinsk
Kodinsk
Kodinsk is a town and the administrative center of Kezhemsky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located on the Angara River, north of Krasnoyarsk. Population:...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
.
History
Preparatory works for construction started in 1974. The design was performed by HydroprojectHydroproject
Hydroproject is a Russian hydrotechnical design firm. Based in Moscow, it has a number of branches around the country. Its main activities are design of dams, hydroelectric stations, canals, sluices, etc....
in 1976. Construction of the power station started in 1980 but was suspended in 1994 due to the lack of financing. Work on the project resumed in 2005 when RAO UES (then owner of RusHydro) and Rusal agreed to develop the project jointly. Construction re-started in 2007. The first turbine was dispatched in 2008. The power station's first three generators are expected to start production in 2012, reaching full capacity by 2013.
Description
The Boguchany Dam is a 2587 m (8,488 ft) long dam of combined type, which includes reinforced concreteReinforced concrete
Reinforced concrete is concrete in which reinforcement bars , reinforcement grids, plates or fibers have been incorporated to strengthen the concrete in tension. It was invented by French gardener Joseph Monier in 1849 and patented in 1867. The term Ferro Concrete refers only to concrete that is...
774 m (2,539 ft) long gravity segment for power station building and temporal ship lock, 1813 m (5,948 ft) long segment of the dam is of rock-fill type with asphaltene-concrete
Concrete
Concrete is a composite construction material, composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate , water and chemical admixtures.The word concrete comes from the Latin word...
diaphragm throughout all its length. The ship-lock was closed in 2010, its former location was included in concrete gravity section of the dam and was filled with concrete.
The power station will consist of nine turbines with a capacity of 330 MW each. It will generate 17.6 TWh of electricity per year. Turbines are manufactured by Power Machines
Power Machines
OJSC "Power Machines" is a Russian energy systems machine-building company founded in 2000...
. The power station is built by and will be owned and operated by OAO Boguchanskaya GES, a joint venture of RusHydro
RusHydro
RusHydro , previously known as Hydro-OGK, is a Russian hydroelectricity company. As of 2008 it has a capacity of 25 gigawatts. It is the world's second-largest hydroelectric power producer and is the country's largest power-generating company and the largest successor to RAO UES...
and Rusal
United Company RUSAL
United Company RUSAL is the world's largest aluminium company, with headquarters in Moscow, Russian Federation. UC RUSAL accounts for almost 11% of the world's primary aluminium output and 13% of the world’s alumina production. The United Company was formed by the merger of RUSAL , SUAL, and the...
. The energy from the plant will be used, among others, by a large Boguchany Aluminium Smelter
Boguchany Aluminium Smelter
Boguchany Aluminium Smelter is a Russian aluminium smelter currently being constructed near the settlement of Tayozhny, in the Boguchansky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai. It is one of the largest development projects of the RUSAL company, which builds this new aluminium plant in the partnership with...
(to be launched in 2013).
See also
- Bratsk Hydroelectric Power Station
- Irkutsk Hydroelectric Power StationIrkutsk Hydroelectric Power StationThe Irkutsk Hydroelectric Power Station is an earthen embankment dam on the Angara River with an adjacent hydroelectric power station. It is located adjacent to Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast in Russia and is the first dam on the Angara cascades. Construction on the dam began in 1950, its reservoir began...
- Ust-Ilimsk Hydroelectric Power StationUst-Ilimsk Hydroelectric Power StationThe Ust-Ilimsk Hydroelectric Power Station is a concrete gravity dam on the Angara River and adjacent hydroelectric power station. It is located near Ust-Ilimsk, Irkutsk Oblast in Russia and is the third and last dam on the Angara cascades...
- Boguchany Aluminium SmelterBoguchany Aluminium SmelterBoguchany Aluminium Smelter is a Russian aluminium smelter currently being constructed near the settlement of Tayozhny, in the Boguchansky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai. It is one of the largest development projects of the RUSAL company, which builds this new aluminium plant in the partnership with...