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GES-3 of the Cascade of Kuban HPPs87 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

GES-3 of the Cascade of Kuban HPPs is an 87 MW hydroelectric power plant in Russia, operated by PJSC "RusHydro". Ranked #50 of 112 hydro plants in Russia. This plant's 87 MW represents 0.18% of Russia's total hydro capacity of 48,889 MW. The largest hydro plant in Russia is Krasnoyarsk at 6,000 MW, making GES-3 69 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Nevinnomysskya (1530.2 MW, Gas), Nevinnomysskaya GRES (1530.2 MW, Gas), and HPP-2 of the Cascade of the Kuban HPPs (184 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Krasnodar Krai, approximately 150 km northeast of Krasnodar.

Capacity
87 MW
Commissioning Year
1960

66 years old

Owner
PJSC "RusHydro"
Location
44.6006°, 42.2319°

Russia, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 358. largest of 652 plants in Russia
  • #10,859 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #2,487 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
  • 0.03% of the installed capacity of Russia
Age & fleet comparison

66 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

PJSC "RusHydro" operates 53 plants totalling 22,791 MW

Regional density

16 plants within 100 km, 6,223 MW combined

Nearest plant: HPP-4 of the Cascade of Kuban HPPs (17.6 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 44.600600, 42.231900
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

GES-3 of the Cascade of Kuban HPPs is a hydro power plant producing approximately 305 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

RussiaEnergy Profile

652
Total Plants
311.6 GW
Total Capacity
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