Kaunas Hydroelectric Power Plant
Aerial view in 2023
Official nameKauno Hidroelektrinė
CountryLithuania
LocationKaunas
Coordinates54°52′27″N 23°59′56″E / 54.87417°N 23.99889°E / 54.87417; 23.99889
StatusOperational
Construction began1955
Owner(s)Ignitis grupė
Power Station
Commission date1959
TypeConventional
Turbines4
Installed capacity100.8 MW
Capacity factor26.0% (2020)
2020 generation230 GW·h

The Kaunas 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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 3 "Kaunas Hydro Power Plant (KHPP)". ignitisgamyba.lt. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
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