Kapshagay Hydroelectric Power Plant

The Kapshagay Hydroelectric Power Plant is a hydroelectricity power plant on the in Almaty Province of . Constructed between 1965 and 1970, it has four individual turbines with a nominal output of around 91 MW which will deliver up to 364 MW of power and generates 972 million kilowatt-hours of electricity per year.
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  • Type: Industrial building
  • Description: Hydroelectric power plant in Almaty, Kazakhstan
  • Also known as: “Qapşağay sw élektr stancïyası”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Konayev and Bökter.

Town
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Qonaev, also known as and by other names, is a city in southeastern . It is the seat of government for the . The population was 39,855 and 33,428. is situated 7 km south of Kapshagay Hydroelectric Power Plant.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 9 km east of Kapshagay Hydroelectric Power Plant.

Kapshagay Hydroelectric Power Plant

Latitude
43.92291° or 43° 55′ 23″ north
Longitude
77.09795° or 77° 5′ 53″ east
Operator
Almaty Power Stations
Open location code
8JMVW3FX+55
Open­Street­Map ID
way 196940411
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­industrial
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Wiki­data ID
Q1046969
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In Other Languages

From German to Ukrainian—“Kapshagay Hydroelectric Power Plant” goes by many names.
  • German: “Qapschaghai-Talsperre”
  • Japanese: “カプチャガイ水力発電所”
  • Kazakh: “Qapşağaý Sw Élektr Stansası”
  • Kazakh: “Қапшағай Су Электр Стансасы”
  • Kazakh: “Қапшағай су электр станциясы”
  • Kazakh: “قاپشاعاي سۋ ەلەكتر ستانساسى”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kapshagaj-demningen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kapsjagaj-demningen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kaptsjagaj-demningen”
  • Norwegian: “Kaptsjagaj-demningen”
  • Russian: “Капчагайская ГЭС”
  • Ukrainian: “Капчагайська ГЕС”

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Highlights include Обзорная площадка and көзқарас.

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