Location Belmeken Pumps 2 Nameplate capacity 375 MW (503,000 hp) Phone +359 35 872 592 Units operational 5 | Status Active Primary fuel Hydropower Address Сестримо, Bulgaria Owner NEK EAD | |
Similar Sestrimo Hydro Power Pl, Kardzhali Hydroelectric Power St, Chaira Hydro Power Pl, Ivaylovgrad Dam, Republika Power Plant | ||
The Belmeken Hydro Power Plant is an active pumped storage hydro power project in the eastern Rila mountains, Bulgaria. It receives its water from the Belmeken Reservoir and has 5 individual turbines with a nominal output of around 75 megawatts (101,000 hp) which can deliver up to 375 megawatts (503,000 hp) of power, as well as 2 pumps with an installed capacity of 104 MW. It is part of the Belmeken-Chaira-Sestrimo Hydropower Cascade.
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