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{{Short description|Hydroelectric power plant in Latvia}}
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|image = Plavinu HES.JPG
| name = Pļaviņas Hydroelectric Power Station
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| image = Plavinu HES.JPG
| image_caption =
|locale =[[Aizkraukle]]
|owner = [[Latvenergo]]
| location_map = Latvia
|status = operational
| location = [[Aizkraukle]]
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| status = O
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| opening = {{Start date|1965}}
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|generation_units =10
| plant_commission = 1968<ref name=latvenergo/>
|installed_capacity = 868.5 [[Watt#Megawatt|MW]]
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|average_annual_gen = 1,501 GWh (2007)
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| plant_type = C
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| plant_capacity = 908
| plant_annual_gen = 1,386
| plant_annual_gen_year = 2016
|plant_capacity_factor=17.4% <!-- 0.174 = 1386GWh/year / 908MW / (24h/day * 365day/year) --> (2016)
}}
}}
The '''Pļaviņas Hydro Power Plant''' is the biggest power plant in [[Latvia]] and one of the biggest hydroelectric power plants in the [[European Union]]. It is located in [[Aizkraukle]] on the river [[Daugava River|Daugava]]. It has ten individual [[turbine]]s with installed total capacity of 868.5&nbsp;MW.<ref name=latvenergo/><ref name=ebrd>
The '''Pļaviņas Hydroelectric Power Station''' is the largest [[hydroelectric power plant]] in the [[Baltics]] and one of the biggest in the [[European Union]]. It is located in [[Aizkraukle]] on the [[Daugava River]]. It has ten individual [[water turbine]]s with an installed total capacity of 894&nbsp;MW.<ref name=latvenergo/><ref name=ebrd>{{cite web
{{cite web
| url = http://www.ebrdrenewables.com/sites/renew/Lists/Projects/DispForm.aspx?ID=795&Source=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eebrdrenewables%2Ecom%2Fsites%2Frenew%2Fcountries%2FLatvia%2Fdefault%2Easpx%2Fwww%2Eebrdrenewables%2Ecom%2Fsites%2Frenew%2Fcountries%2FLatvia%2Fdefault%2Easpx
| url = http://www.ebrdrenewables.com/sites/renew/Lists/Projects/DispForm.aspx?ID=795&Source=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eebrdrenewables%2Ecom%2Fsites%2Frenew%2Fcountries%2FLatvia%2Fdefault%2Easpx%2Fwww%2Eebrdrenewables%2Ecom%2Fsites%2Frenew%2Fcountries%2FLatvia%2Fdefault%2Easpx
| title = Pļaviņas Hydro Power Plant
| title = Project - Pļaviņas
| date = 18 August 2005
| publisher = [[EBRD]]
| publisher = [[EBRD]]
| accessdate = 2010-01-09}}
| accessdate = 2010-01-09
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314030006/http://www.ebrdrenewables.com/sites/renew/Lists/Projects/DispForm.aspx?ID=795&Source=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eebrdrenewables%2Ecom%2Fsites%2Frenew%2Fcountries%2FLatvia%2Fdefault%2Easpx%2Fwww%2Eebrdrenewables%2Ecom%2Fsites%2Frenew%2Fcountries%2FLatvia%2Fdefault%2Easpx
</ref>
|archive-date = 2012-03-14}}</ref>


The construction aroused an unusual wave of protest in 1958. Most Latvians opposed the flooding of historical sites and a particularly scenic gorge with rare plants and natural features, such as the [[Staburags]], a cliff comparable in cultural significance to the Lorelei in Germany. The construction of the dam was endorsed in 1959, however, after the purge of relatively liberal and nationally oriented leaders under [[Eduards Berklavs]] and their replacement by Moscow-oriented, ideologically conservative cadres led by [[Arvīds Pelše]].
The construction aroused an unusual wave of protest in 1958. Most Latvians opposed the flooding of historical sites and a particularly scenic gorge with rare plants and natural features, such as the [[Staburadze|Staburags]]. The construction of the dam was endorsed in 1959, however, after the purge of relatively liberal and nationally oriented leaders under [[Eduards Berklavs]] and their replacement by Moscow-oriented, ideologically conservative cadres led by [[Arvīds Pelše]].


The first turbine of the plant was launched in December 1965. The plant was put into full operation in 1968 by launching the fourth turbine. In 1991–2001, additional six turbines were added to original four increasing the capacity to 868.5MW. The first reconstruction of the plant was carried out from 1999 to 2001, and the second one, to be completed in 2010, was launched in 2007.<ref name=latvenergo>
The plant was put into full operation in 1968. In 1991–2001, six additional turbines were added to the original four, thus increasing the capacity to 868.5MW. Reconstruction and overhaul of the units between 2007 and 2010 increased both the efficiency of the plant and its power output to 908&nbsp;[[Watt#Megawatt|MW]].<ref name=latvenergo/> In 2016 the plant produced 1,386&nbsp;GWh.<ref name=latvenergo>
{{cite web
{{cite web
| url = http://www.latvenergo.lv/portal/page?_pageid=80,418629&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
| url = https://latvenergo.lv/en/par-mums/razosana
| title = Hydropower plants
| title = Daugava hydropower plants
| publisher = [[Latvenergo]]
| publisher = [[Latvenergo]]
| accessdate = 2010-01-09}}
| accessdate = 2018-05-15}}
</ref>
</ref>


The complex is operated by [[Latvenergo]].
The complex is operated by [[Latvenergo]].

==See also==
{{Portal|Latvia|Water|Renewable energy}}
*[[Riga Hydroelectric Power Plant]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 18:34, 5 November 2023

Pļaviņas Hydroelectric Power Station
Pļaviņas Hydroelectric Power Station is located in Latvia
Pļaviņas Hydroelectric Power Station
Location of Pļaviņas Hydroelectric Power Station in Latvia
StandortAizkraukle
StatusOperational
Opening date1965 (1965)
Power Station
Coordinates56°35′00″N 25°14′30″E / 56.58333°N 25.24167°E / 56.58333; 25.24167
Operator(s)Latvenergo
Commission date1968[1]
TypConventional
Turbines10
Installed capacity908 MW
Capacity factor17.4% (2016)
2016 generation1,386 GW·h

The Pļaviņas Hydroelectric Power Station is the largest hydroelectric power plant in the Baltics and one of the biggest in the European Union. It is located in Aizkraukle on the Daugava River. It has ten individual water turbines with an installed total capacity of 894 MW.[1][2]

The construction aroused an unusual wave of protest in 1958. Most Latvians opposed the flooding of historical sites and a particularly scenic gorge with rare plants and natural features, such as the Staburags. The construction of the dam was endorsed in 1959, however, after the purge of relatively liberal and nationally oriented leaders under Eduards Berklavs and their replacement by Moscow-oriented, ideologically conservative cadres led by Arvīds Pelše.

The plant was put into full operation in 1968. In 1991–2001, six additional turbines were added to the original four, thus increasing the capacity to 868.5MW. Reconstruction and overhaul of the units between 2007 and 2010 increased both the efficiency of the plant and its power output to 908 MW.[1] In 2016 the plant produced 1,386 GWh.[1]

The complex is operated by Latvenergo.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Daugava hydropower plants". Latvenergo. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  2. ^ "Project - Pļaviņas". EBRD. 18 August 2005. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2010-01-09.


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