Kegums Hydro Power Plant
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The Ķegums Hydro Power Plant is the oldest hydropower plant on the river Daugava and the third largest in Latvia
located in Ķegums
. The complex consist of two power plants. The first plant was built from 1936 to 1940. The plant was totally renovated from 1998 to 2001, including replacement of four hydroelectric sets with a nominal output of around 65 MW.
The second plant was built from 1976 to 1979. It has three hydroelectric sets with installed capacity of 192 MW.
The complex is operated by Latvenergo
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Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
located in Ķegums
Kegums
-Sport:Ķegums has been host to the Latvian Sidecarcross Grand Prix numerous times and will be hosting it again in 2010, on 8 August.In the 2009, Ķegums also hosted the Latvian Motocross Grand Prix.-See also:*List of cities in Latvia...
. The complex consist of two power plants. The first plant was built from 1936 to 1940. The plant was totally renovated from 1998 to 2001, including replacement of four hydroelectric sets with a nominal output of around 65 MW.
The second plant was built from 1976 to 1979. It has three hydroelectric sets with installed capacity of 192 MW.
The complex is operated by Latvenergo
Latvenergo
Latvenergo is a state-owned energy company in Latvia. The company generates about 70% of the country's electricity.Latvenergo has three hydroelectric power plants, Pļaviņu HES, Rīgas HES and Ķeguma HES-2, with a total installed capacity of 1,463 MWe, two combined heat power plants with electricity...
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