Kaunas Hydroelectric Power Plant

Kaunas Hydroelectric Power Plant
Aerial view in 2023
Official name	Kauno Hidroelektrinė
Country	Lithuania
Location	Kaunas
Coordinates	54°52′27″N 23°59′56″E
Status	Operational
Construction began	1955
Owner(s)	Ignitis grupė
Power Station
Commission date	1959
Type	Conventional
Turbines	4
Installed capacity	100.8 MW
Capacity factor	26.0% (2020)
2020 generation	230 GW·h

The Kaunas Hydroelectric Power Plant (Lithuanian: Kauno Algirdo Brazausko hidroelektrinė) is a hydroelectric power plant located on the Nemunas River about 7.4 kilometres (4.6 mi) southeast of Kaunas, Lithuania. It was completed in 1960 and its dam created the Kaunas Reservoir. Owned by Ignitis Group, it operates in conjunction with the Kruonis Pumped Storage Plant.[1][2]

The plant consists of 4 turbines each rated at 25.2 MW for a total power of 100.8 megawatts.[3][4] It supplies about 4% of the electrical demand in Lithuania,[1][4] in 2020 its production was 0.23 TWh.[4]

A renovation was begun in 2005, with work to be performed in partnership with the multinational conglomerate Alstom. The first phase was completed in November 2008; completion is scheduled for the end of 2009.[1]

See also

• List of power stations in Lithuania

References

1. "Kauno HE modernizavimas" (in Lithuanian). Lietuvos Energija. Archived from the original on 2007-07-22. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
2. "Modelling the effect of the Hydroelectric pumped storage plant on hydrodynamic regime of the Kaunas Reservoir in Lithuania". Nordic Association for Hydrology, Lyngby, DANEMARK via cat.inist. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
3. "Kauno Algirdo Brazausko hidroelektrinė". 15min. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
4. "Kaunas Hydro Power Plant (KHPP)". ignitisgamyba.lt. Retrieved 2023-11-05.

External links

Short film about the construction of Kaunas Hydroelectric Power Plant (in Lithuanian language)