- Orphey Hydroelectric Power Station
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Orphey Hydro Power Plant Location of Orphey Hydro Power Plant
Country Bulgaria Location Krichim Coordinates 41°56′33″N 24°27′8″E / 41.9425°N 24.45222°ECoordinates: 41°56′33″N 24°27′8″E / 41.9425°N 24.45222°E Status Active Owner(s) NEK EAD Power station information Primary fuel Hydropower Generation units 4 Power generation information Maximum capacity 160 MW The Orphey Hydro Power Plant is an active hydro power project near Krichim, Bulgaria. It has 4 individual Francis turbines[1][2] which will deliver up to 160 MW of power. One of the turbines can be used as a pump as well (38 MW), making this power plant a pumped storage type. The plant uses water from the Vacha Reservoir, and is part of the Dospat-Vacha Hydro Power Cascade.
References
- ^ Orphey Hydro Power Plant
- ^ [http://www.nek.bg/cgi?d=1434 NEK brochure "Hydro Power Cascades and Dams", page 27
Power plants in Bulgaria with more than 100 MW installed capacity Nuclear power plants: Thermal power plants: Maritsa Iztok 2 - 1,470 MW · Varna - 1,260 MW · Maritsa Iztok 3 - 900 MW · Bobov Dol - 630 MW · Ruse Iztok - 600 MW · Maritsa Iztok 1 - 500 MW · Maritsa 3 - 240 MW · Republika - 180 MW · Sofia - 130 MW · Sofia Iztok - 100 MWHydro power plants: Chaira - 840 MW · Dospat-Vacha - 670 MW · Belmeken - 375 MW · Sestrimo - 240MW · Batashki Vodnosilov Pat - 230 MW · Kardzhali - 170 MW · Gorna Arda - 160 MW · Orphey - 160 MW · Peshtera - 128MW · Momina Klisura - 120 MW · Sredna Vacha - 120 MW · Ivailovgrad - 110 MWCategories:- Hydroelectric power stations in Bulgaria
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