Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam
| Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam | |
|---|---|
| Location | Sayanogorsk, Khakassia, Russia |
| Coordinates | 52°49′33″N 91°22′13″E / 52.82583°N 91.37028°E |
| Construction began | 1963 |
| Opening date | 1978–1985 |
| Operator(s) | RusHydro |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Arch-gravity dam |
| Impounds | Yenisei River |
| Height | 242 m (794 ft) |
| Length | 1,066 m (3,497 ft) |
| Width (crest) | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Width (base) | 105.7 m (347 ft) |
| Spillway capacity | 13,600 m3/s (480,000 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Sayano-Shushenskoe reservoir |
| Total capacity | 31.3 km3 (7.5 cu mi) |
| Surface area | 621 km2 (240 sq mi) |
| Power Station | |
| Type | Conventional |
| Hydraulic head | 194 m (636 ft) |
| Turbines | 10 × 640 MW |
| Installed capacity | 6,400 MW |
| Annual generation | 23.5 TWh |
The Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam (Russian: Сая́но-Шу́шенская гидроэлектроста́нция, Sayano-Shushenskaya Hydroelektrostantsiya) is located on the Yenisei River, near Sayanogorsk in Khakassia, Russia. It is the largest power plant in Russia and the 12th-largest hydroelectric plant in the world, by average power generation. The full legal name of the power plant, OJSC [Open Joint-Stock Society] P. S. Neporozhny Sayano-Shushenskaya HPP [hydro power plant], refers to the Soviet era Minister of Energy and Electrification Pyotr Neporozhny. As of 2009 the head of the power plant was Valery Kyari.