Bureya Dam

The Bureya Dam ( or hydropower plant Bureya; Russian Бурейская ГЭС / Bureiskaja GES, English Bureya Dam or " Bureyskaya Hydro Power Plant" ( BHPP ) ) is a large dam with a hydroelectric plant at the Bureya in Russia's Far East. The dam, which is located in the regions of Amur Oblast and Khabarovsk is completed since 2009 and produces electricity.

Construction began in the 1970s, but progress was slow. In the 1990s, the project was stopped for lack of funds. Since 1999 has been further built. In 2003, the first two turbines ( 200 MW) were put into operation, and later the third and fourth part (300 MW). Three of these temporary machines, which were later replaced again were. Meanwhile, 1,000 megawatts were produced, and in the final stage there are six turbines, each 335 MW, producing 2010 MW.

Since the project was completed in 2009, the Far East can be better and more stable supplies of electricity, there are fossil fuels in the amount of 5.2 million tons of coal saved per year and electricity can be exported. 2005 has offered the operating company " Unified Energy System of Russia" ( RAO UESR ) or "EES Rossii " to export 800 MW to North and South Korea.

The shut-off is a 140 m high concrete gravity dam. Their length is according to two different sources 765 or 810 meters.

The Bureya is a northern tributary of the Amur. The dam protects the Bureya and the middle reaches of the Amur River from flooding.

The lake is 234 km long, 5 km wide and up to 124 m deep. It has an area of 740 km ² and a storage capacity of 20,940 million cubic meters. The usable storage space which is 10,700 million cubic meters. Before the dam was impounded until the planned height, but still had to be relocated the railway line Iswestkowaja - Tschegdomyn.