Aleko power plant

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Aleko power plant
Pressure pipelines of the Aleko power plant
Pressure pipelines of the Aleko power plant
location
Aleko Power Plant (Bulgaria)
Aleko power plant
Coordinates 42 ° 7 '10 "  N , 24 ° 17' 20"  E Coordinates: 42 ° 7 '10 "  N , 24 ° 17' 20"  E
country BulgariaBulgaria Bulgaria
place Pazardzhik Oblast
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owner NEK EAD
operator NEK EAD
technology
Bottleneck performance 66 megawatts
Average
height of fall
272 m
Expansion flow 30 m³ / s
Standard work capacity 147 million kWh / year
Turbines Francis turbines : 3 × 22 MW
Others

The power plant Aleko is a hydroelectric power plant in Pazardzhik Province , Bulgaria . It has an installed capacity of 66  MW . The power plant uses the water from the Peschtera power plant, about 10 km away, to generate electricity. The town of Peschtera is about 8 km south of the power plant.

The power plant is owned by Nazionalna elektritscheska kompanija EAD (NEK EAD) and is also operated by NEK EAD.

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The power plant has an installed capacity of 66  MW . The average annual production is 147 million  kWh . The 3 Francis turbines have an output of 22 MW each; they are located in an above-ground machine house.

A 10 km long tunnel leads from the Peschtera power plant to the Aleko power plant. The drop height is in this case 272 m, and the maximum flow rate is a total of 30 m³ / s.

See also

Web links

Commons : Kraftwerk Aleko  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b c Hydro Power Cascades and Dams. (PDF) Nazionalna elektritscheska kompanija EAD (NEK EAD), pp. 15.20 (17.22) , accessed on August 9, 2018 (English).
  2. a b Aleko Hydroelectric Power Plant Bulgaria. Global Energy Observatory, accessed August 9, 2018 .