Enerhodar Dnipro Powerline Crossing
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Enerhodar Dnipro Powerline Crossing is the designation of two powerline crossings of Kakhovka Reservoir
of Dnipro river
near Enerhodar
.
The first powerline, which was built in 1977 and runs from Zaporizhzhia Thermal Power Plant, consists of seven 90 metres and two 100 metres high pylons, which were built on caissons
in the water. The caissons with the pylons were prefabricated and then erected in the lake.
In 1984 a 750 kV powerline with a single circuit for transport of energy produced in the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
was built. It consists of six 126 metres and one 100 metres tall pylon, which stand also on caissons in Kahovskoe reservoir of Dnipro river.
Kakhovka Reservoir
The Kakhovka Reservoir is a water reservoir located on the Dnieper River. It covers a total surface area of 2,155 square kilometres in the territories of the Kherson, Zaporizhia, and the Dnipropetrovsk Oblasts of Ukraine...
of Dnipro river
near Enerhodar
Enerhodar
Enerhodar is the city in north-west part of Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine.Enerhodar is located on the left bank of Dnieper river near the Kakhovka Reservoir....
.
The first powerline, which was built in 1977 and runs from Zaporizhzhia Thermal Power Plant, consists of seven 90 metres and two 100 metres high pylons, which were built on caissons
Caisson (engineering)
In geotechnical engineering, a caisson is a retaining, watertight structure used, for example, to work on the foundations of a bridge pier, for the construction of a concrete dam, or for the repair of ships. These are constructed such that the water can be pumped out, keeping the working...
in the water. The caissons with the pylons were prefabricated and then erected in the lake.
In 1984 a 750 kV powerline with a single circuit for transport of energy produced in the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station in Ukraine is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe and the third largest in the world.The plant is located in Central Ukraine near the city of Enerhodar, on the banks of the Kakhovka Reservoir on the Dnieper river. It has 6 VVER-1000 pressurized light...
was built. It consists of six 126 metres and one 100 metres tall pylon, which stand also on caissons in Kahovskoe reservoir of Dnipro river.
External links
- Information on Russian
- http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=63206
- http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=63205