Saratov Hydroelectric Station
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The hydropower plant Saratov (Russian Саратовская ГЭС ), also known as Lenin Komsomol, is a hydroelectric power plant on the Volga. It is located in the Saratov Oblast near the town Balakowo and is fed from the Saratov reservoir. The hydroelectric power plant is part of the Volga - Kama cascade. Holdings is the powerhouse of the ОАО " Саратовская ГЭС ".
History
The construction of the hydropower plant Saratov was part of the Soviet industrialization plan The Great building communism ( Великие стройки коммунизма ) for the construction of the Volga - Kama cascade. Construction was approved on 1 June 1956 the Council of Ministers of the USSR.
Many of the workers and engineers moved in the course of construction works in the nearby city of Balakowo and also helped in the city in the construction of buildings. The construction of the power plant and the dam was designated as a national project and erected by the people of the Soviet Union. In practice were mainly volunteers from the Soviet Communist Party youth organization Komsomol. Through the use of the power plant also received the alternate name Lenin Komosol.
In the fall of 1967, the dam was completed and started the damming of the river. In December of the same year, the first four nacelles with the associated water turbines were put into operation. The final completion was announced in November 1971.
Specifications
The core area of the hydropower plant consists of a 1260 m long and 40 m high man-made dam. This dam is flanked by a 14 -kilometer-long embankment. The combined dam construction dams on the Volga River and forms the Saratov reservoir.
The power plant has a capacity of 1,360 MW. Today, the power plant consists of 21 machines worldwide, including 21 with rotor blades ( each 60 MW), two with horizontal turbines ( 45 MW ) and a small generator with 10 MW at the fish ladder.
Power lines
The 500 kV lines from the Saratov hydroelectric plant for nuclear power plant Balakowo cross the Volga with a 1.6 -kilometer span. The mast at the power station is 159 meters, on the east bank of the Volga River 197 meters high and the tallest pylon in Russia.