What is Dniester Hydroelectric Station?
'''Dniester Hydroelectric Station''' ([[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]]: ''Дністровська ГЕС'') is one of the [[Hydroelectricity|hydroelectric]] [[Power station|power plants]] on the [[Dniester]] (southwestern [[Ukraine]]). == Overview == Construction of the Dniester HPP began in 1973. On July 29, 1977, the builders of the Dniester HPP changed the course of the river near the village of Novodnistrovsk. In 1981, two hydroelectric power units were put into operation. The buildings of the Dniester HPP are located at a distance of 678 km from the [[River|mouth]] of the Dniester. The hydroelectric [[dam]] created a reservoir 194 km long. For 25 years the cities of [[Moldova]] and Ukraine, located on the banks of the Dniester from hydroelectric power plants to the [[Black Sea]], do not suffer from the destructive effects of [[Flood|floods]]. == Modern station == The HPP-1 building is a channel, connected, [[drainage]] type, has an open drain located above the [[engine]] room. It consists of three two-unit sections, each 51 m wide and 75 m long. The height of the building is 80 m.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Дністровська ГЕС {{!}} uhe.gov.ua|url=https://uhe.gov.ua/filiyi/dnistrovska_hes|access-date=2021-04-19|website=uhe.gov.ua|language=uk|archive-date=2019-05-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505193202/https://uhe.gov.ua/filiyi/dnistrovska_hes|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2007, the implementation of the second stage of reconstruction of the Dniester HPP began. == Industrial tourism == As the tallest (over 100 meters) and largest hydropower plant in [[Europe]], it is an attractive object of industrial tourism in Ukraine. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Power plants]] [[Category:Hydropower]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Ukraine]]