Moscow, 11 May 2005. The State Commission has signed the report to commission into commercial operation the Gunibskaya HPP Named after Rasul Gamzatov (OAO "Dagenergo") located on the Kara Koysu river in the Republic of Dagestan.
On 18 December 2004, the power plant was put into temporary commercial operation and until May 6th has operated at the interim levels. Meanwhile, the dam at the Gunibskaya HPP was being raised to the target height of 83 meters, and the adjustment work was carried out at the hydraulic units.
The Gunibskaya HPP has 3 hydropower units with a total capacity of 15 MW. In addition, the power plant has a trout farm. OAO "Dagenergo" invested about RUB600 million into in the construction project.
The project was launched in 1997. It was implemented under difficult geological and climatic conditions. The Gunibsky hydraulic project was designed by the R&D institute of OAO "Lengidroproekt"; the power plant was built using the standard technology, Prometey, specifically developed by OAO "Dagenergo" for the construction of smaller HPPs.
Since the launch into temporary commercial operation, the Gunibskaya HPP has generated 1.237 million kWh of electricity.
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