GES-3 of the Cascade of Kuban HPPs— 87 MW Hydroelectric
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.
66 years old
Russia, Europe
- 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
66 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
PJSC "RusHydro" operates 53 plants totalling 22,791 MW
16 plants within 100 km, 6,223 MW combined
Source: EnergyBase (RUS)
Location
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
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