The Moinak Hydro Power Plant (Мойнақ СЭС-і, Moınaq SES-i) is a hydro power plant on the Sharyn River south of Almaty in Almaty Province of Kazakhstan. It was commissioned on December 9, 2011,[1] and became fully operational in 2013.[2] It has 2 individual turbines with a nominal output of around 150 MW which deliver up to 300 MW of power[3] and generate 1.027 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity per year. It is funded by Kazakhstan's and China's National Development Bank and is currently worth around US$300 million.
| Moinak Hydro Power Plant | |
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| Country | |
| Location | Kegen |
| Coordinates | 43°06′08″N 78°46′49″E / 43.10222°N 78.78028°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 2011 |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Hydropower |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 2 |
| Nameplate capacity | 300 MW |
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| Commons | Related media on Commons |
References edit
- ^ "Глава государства дал старт работе Мойнакской ГЭС". 9 December 2011.
- ^ Kalymov, Asset (3 December 2013). "SPAIID Project Providing Power to Southern Kazakhstan - The Astana Times". The Astana Times.
- ^ Renewable Energy Developments in Kazakhstan
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