GES-1 of the Cascade of the Kuban HPPs— 37 MW Hydroelectric
GES-1 of the Cascade of the Kuban HPPs is a 37 MW hydro power plant in Russia, operated by PJSC "RusHydro". Ranked #72 of 112 hydro plants in Russia, it constitutes 0.08% of the country's total hydro capacity of 48,889 MW. The largest hydro plant in Russia is Krasnoyarsk at 6,000 MW, making GES-1 162.2 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include HPP-2 of the Cascade of the Kuban HPPs (184 MW, Hydro), GES-3 of the Cascade of Kuban HPPs (87 MW, Hydro), and HPP-4 of the Cascade of Kuban HPPs (78 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Krasnodar Krai region.
Russia, Europe
- 425. largest of 652 plants in Russia
- #15,600 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,592 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Russia
PJSC "RusHydro" operates 53 plants totalling 22,791 MW
11 plants within 100 km, 3,795 MW combined
Nearest plant: HPP-2 of the Cascade of the Kuban HPPs (7.6 km)
Source: EnergyBase (RUS)
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
GES-1 of the Cascade of the Kuban HPPs is a hydro power plant producing approximately 130 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Hydro
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
Russia- Continent
- Europe
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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