Paatsjoki River Hydroelectric Plants

The Paatsjoki River hydroelectric power plants are a series of hydroelectric installations on the Paatsjoki River.

Description

The Paatsjoki River flows from Lake Inari in Finland and for most of its duration, it marks the border between Russia and Norway. On the river there are several Norwegian and Russian hydroelectric stations. The operations of the stations is governed by several international agreements (Agreement between the Soviet Union and Norway on 18th of December 1957 about the usage of hydroelectric installations on the Paatsjoki River, Agreement from 29.04.59 about regulating the control of Lake Inari concerning hydroelectric installations and the Kaitakoski Dam between the Soviet Union, Finland, and Norway.) About 85% of the electricity produced by the series of Russian hydroelectric stations is exported abroad. The hydroelectric system operates automatically.

The Russian hydroelectric installations belong to Territorial Generating Company № 1, based in Saint-Petersburg, Russia.

Hydroelectric stations Kaitakoski, Jäniskoski, Rajakoski, Hevoskoski, Skogfoss (Norway), Melkefoss (Norway), Borisoglebskaya form the series of hydroelectric installations on the river.

In total, all the hydroelectric stations have a power of 275.9 Megawatts, and produce 1475 million kWh per year Fact|date=June 2008.

Kaitakoski hydroelectric station

The Kaitakoski hydroelectric station ( _ru. Кайтакоски ГЭС (ГЭС-4)) in Russia on the Paatsjoki River began operation in 1959.

Jäniskoski hydroelectric station

The Jäniskoski hydroelectric station ( _ru. Янискоски ГЭС (ГЭС-5)) was constructed from 1938 to 1942, at that time on Finnish territory. Because Finland ceded territory to the USSR after the Continuation War, the plant is now on Russian territory. The plant was created to provide electrical energy for nickle mining in Petsamo. The plant was destroyed during World War II in 1944. After the war, the plant was rebuilt by Finnish firm Imatran Voima (today Fortum) on a contract with the USSR, and reentered operation in 1950.

Rajakoski hydroelectric station

Beginning operation on May 25, 1956, the Rajakoski hydroelectric station ( _ru. Раякоски ГЭС (ГЭС-6)) is a Russian hydroelectric station on the Paatsjoki River. The station was built by Finnish firm Imatran Voima on a contract with the USSR.

Hevoskoski hydroelectric station

The Hevoskoski hydroelectric station ( _ru. Хевоскоски ГЭС (ГЭС-7)) on the Paatsjoki River, built between 1956 and 1970, is located on Russian territory.

kogfoss hydroelectric station

The Skogfoss hydroelectric station on the Paatsjoki River is a Norwegian hydroelectric station built in 1964.

Melkefoss hydroelectric station

The Melkefoss hydroelectric station, built in 1978, is a Norwegian hydroelectric station on the Paatsjoki River.

Boris Gleb hydroelectric station

Built between 1960 and 1964, the Boris Gleb (Borisoglebskaya) hydroelectric station ( _ru. Борисоглебская ГЭС (ГЭС-8)) on the Paatsjoki River is a Russian Hydroelectric station built under a water derivation system.

External links

* [http://regtime.spb.ru/lenhydroproject/e_borisogl.html Description of Borisoglebckaya hydroelectric station on Lenhydroproject]
* [http://regtime.spb.ru/lenhydroproject/e_hevoskosky.html Description of Khevoskoski hydroelectric station on Lenhydroproject]
* [http://eng.tgc1.ru/ Territorial Generating Company № 1's official website]
* [http://www.arctic.org.ru/2002/gidro_90.htm Description of the Paatsjoki River Hydroelectric Plants] ru icon