Krasnoklutchevskaya Dam

Krasnoklyuchevskaya hydroelectric power station is a small hydro power station in Nurimanovsky District Bashkortostan, Russia.

Overview

The hydroelectric power station was built within the boundaries of a specially protected natural area on the karst spring Krasny Klyuch, which gave its name to the village of Krasny Klyuch . The power station was designed by the association "Hydroenergoprom" (of St. Petersburg), the construction was carried out by the enterprise "BashUralMonolit".

The capacity of the small hydroelectric power station is 200 kW. The turbine is a rotary-blade turbine; according to the plan, a second hydroturbine should also be installed. Owner: Bashuralmonolit CJSC.

There are two mutually exclusive opinions surrounding the station:

• According to official data, the power plant is operating, the additional activity of the enterprise is the subsidiary production of bottled water with the same name, which is currently operating, supporting the economy of the region. The improvement of the place made it possible to solve existing problems.
• In addition, there is an opinion that the station has never been used to generate electricity, is idle and during its construction caused irreparable damage to the ecology of the area.

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