Pavlovka Hydroelectric Station


Pavlovka hydroelectric station is a power station located near the village Pavlovka on the Ufa River in Bashkortostan. Construction of the power station began in 1950 and was completed in 1960. The power station is owned and operated by Bashkirenergo.

Description

The power station consists of:
The power station has a capacity of 166.4 MW and the average annual generation of 590 GWh. It has four Kaplan turbines with capacity of 41.6 MW each. Turbines are manufactured by Kharkov Turboatom and generators are manufactured by the St. Petersburg plant Electrosila.
The dam creates the Pavlovka Reservoir with area of and volume of and .

Modernization

The power station is in process of modernization. As a result, the capacity of each turbine will increase to 50.4 MW, and the total capacity will be 201.6 MW.