Orphey Hydroelectric Power Station

The Orphey Pumpted Storage Hydro Power Plant is an active hydro power project near Krichim in the Rhodope Mountains, southern Bulgaria. It has 4 individual Francis turbines which deliver up to 164.8 MW of power.

Photo: Petq stavarova, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Power station
Description: pumped-storage power station in Bulgaria
Also known as: “ВЕЦ ‘Въча’” and “ПАВЕЦ Орфей”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Osikovo and Ravnogor.

Osikovo

Village

Photo: Ismet Tisovski, Public domain.

Osikovo is a village, which is situated 5 km southeast of Orphey Hydroelectric Power Station.

Ravnogor

Village

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Ravnogor is a village located in Bratsigovo Municipality, Pazardzhik Province, Southern Bulgaria. Ravnogor is situated 7 km west of Orphey Hydroelectric Power Station.

Zhrebichko

Village

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Zhrebichko is a village located in Bratsigovo Municipality, Pazardzhik Province, Southern Bulgaria. Zhrebichko is located in a mountainous area in the Rhodope Mountains. The climate is typically continental mountainous with snowy winters and cool summers. Zhrebichko is situated 10 km north of Orphey Hydroelectric Power Station.

Orphey Hydroelectric Power Station

Categories: pumped-storage power station and industry
Location: Krichim, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

41.9425° or 41° 56′ 33″ north

Longitude

24.45222° or 24° 27′ 8″ east

Operator

НЕК ЕАД

Open location code

8GH6WFR2+XV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1835658459

Wikidata ID

Q7103997

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Orphey Hydroelectric Power Station” goes by many names.

Bulgarian: “ПАВЕЦ „Орфей“”
French: “centrale de pompage-turbinage Orphey”
French: “Centrale de pompage-turbinage Orphey”
German: “Wasserkraftwerk „Orpheus“”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Kritsjim-demningen”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Orfei vannkraftverk”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Vatsja-demningen”
Norwegian: “Orfei vannkraftverk”
Ukrainian: “ГЕС-ГАЕС Орфей”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include ПАВЕЦ „Орфей“ and Viewpoint over Yazovir Reservoir.

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