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HPP-4 of the Cascade of Kuban HPPs78 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

HPP-4 of the Cascade of Kuban HPPs is a 78 MW hydroelectric power plant in Russia, operated by PJSC "RusHydro." Ranked #56 of 112 hydro plants in Russia. Its 78 MW represents 0.16% of Russia's 48,889 MW total hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in Russia is Krasnoyarsk at 6,000 MW, making this facility 76.9 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Nevinnomysskya (1,530.2 MW, Gas), Nevinnomysskaya GRES (1,530.2 MW, Gas), and GES-3 of the Cascade of Kuban HPPs (87 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Krasnodar Krai, approximately 100 km northeast of Krasnodar.

Capacity
78 MW
Commissioning Year
1960

66 years old

Owner
PJSC "RusHydro"
Location
44.6647°, 42.0286°

Russia, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 372. largest of 652 plants in Russia
  • #11,306 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #2,628 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

15 plants within 100 km, 6,220 MW combined

Nearest plant: Nevinnomysskya (7.9 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 44.664700, 42.028600
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

HPP-4 of the Cascade of Kuban HPPs is a hydro power plant producing approximately 273 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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