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Nizhnekamsk Hydroelectric Station

The 928th tallest dam in the world

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The Nizhnekamsk Hydroelectric Station, also known as Lower Kama, is a dam and hydroelectric power station on the lower Kama River near Naberezhnye Chelny in Russia. The purpose of the dam is power production, navigation and water supply. It powers a 1,248-megawatt (MW) station with 16 x 78 MW Kaplan turbine-generators. Work on the dam began in 1963 and was not completed until 1990. Work on the reservoir still continues to help maintain it.

Dam data from Wikidata (CC0) plus curated additions. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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