Country Latvia Status Operational Nameplate capacity 264.1 MW Owner Latvenergo Units operational 7 | Location Ķegums Commission date 1940 (1969) Annual gross output 524 GWh (2007) Primary fuel Hydropower | |
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Address Ķeguma prospekts, Ķegums, Ķeguma pilsēta, LV-5020, Latvia Similar Pļaviņas Hydroelectric Power St, Riga Hydroelectric Power Pl, Enerģētikas muzeja krātuves, Daugavas spēkstaciju muzejs, Polotsk hydropower plant | ||
The Ķegums Hydro Power Plant is the oldest hydropower plant on the river Daugava and the third largest in Latvia located in Ķegums. The complex consist of two power plants. The first plant was built from 1936 to 1940. The plant was totally renovated from 1998 to 2001, including replacement of four hydroelectric sets with a nominal output of around 65 MW.
The second plant was built from 1976 to 1979. It has three hydroelectric sets with installed capacity of 192 MW.
The complex is operated by Latvenergo.
References
Ķegums Hydroelectric Power Station Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA