Niva GES-1 is a 26 MW hydro power plant in Russia, operated by PJSC "TGC-1" since 1952. Ranked #83 of 112 hydro plants in Russia. Its 26 MW represents 0.05% of Russia's 48,889 MW total hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in Russia is Krasnoyarsk at 6,000 MW, making this facility 230 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Kola Nuclear Power Plant (1,760 MW, Nuclear), Kola NPP (1,760 MW, Nuclear), and Niva GES-3 (155.5 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Murmansk Oblast, approximately 300 km from Murmansk.
74 years old
Russia, Europe
- 454. largest of 652 plants in Russia
- #17,506 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,032 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Russia
74 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
PJSC "TGC-1" operates 48 plants totalling 7,625 MW
8 plants within 100 km, 4,516 MW combined
Source: EnergyBase (RUS)
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Niva GES-1 is a hydro power plant producing approximately 91 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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