Volga Hydroelectric Station
| Volga Hydroelectric Power Station | |
|---|---|
| Official name | Волжская ГЭС |
| Location | Volga, Russia |
| Coordinates | 48°49′34″N 44°40′19″E / 48.82611°N 44.67194°E |
| Construction began | 6 August 1950 |
| Opening date | 10 September 1961 |
| Operator(s) | RusHydro |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Volga River |
| Height | 44 m (144 ft) |
| Length | 725 m (2,379 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Volgograd Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 31.5 km3 (8 cu mi) |
| Surface area | 3,117 km2 (1,203 sq mi) |
| Power Station | |
| Turbines | 1 × 115.0 MW 16 × 125.5 MW 5 × 120.0 MW 1 × 11.0 MW |
| Installed capacity | 2,734 MW 2,744.5 MW (max) |
| Annual generation | 10,999 GWh (2015) |
| Static inverter of HVDC Volgograd-Donbass on dam | |
The Volga Hydroelectric Station or Volga GES (Russian: Волжская ГЭС) also known as the 22nd Congress of the CPSU Stalingrad/Volgograd Hydroelectric Power Station (Russian: Сталинградская/Волгоградская ГЭС имени XXII съезда КПСС), is the largest hydroelectric station in Europe, and the last of the Volga-Kama Cascade of dams, immediately before the Volga River flows into the Caspian Sea. It was the largest powerstation in the world between 1960 and 1963. Today, it is operated by the partly government-owned electricity company RusHydro.