Teshel Hydro Power Plant

Teshel Hydro Power Plant
Контролната кула на язовир „Тешел“, долен изравнител на централата
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CountryBulgaria
LocationTeshel
Coordinates41°39′49″N 24°20′27″E / 41.66361°N 24.34083°E / 41.66361; 24.34083
StatusOperational
Commission date
  • February 1972
OwnerNEK EAD
Operator
Thermal power station
Primary fuelHydropower
Power generation
Units operational2
Nameplate capacity60 MW
External links
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The Teshel Hydro Power Plant (Bulgarian: Водноелектрическа централа "Тешел") is an active hydro power project near Teshel, Smolyan Province, southern Bulgaria. It is situated along the river Vacha in the Rhodope Mountains. It has 2 individual Francis turbines[1] which deliver up to 60 MW of power. The Teshel HPP forms part of the Dospat–Vacha Hydropower Cascade (500.2 MW).

References

  1. ^ "Hydro Power cascades and dams" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-08-10. NEK brochure, page 25


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