Belmeken Hydro Power Plant

The Belmeken Hydro Power Plant is an active pumped storage hydro power project in the eastern mountains, . It receives its water from the and has 5 individual turbines with a nominal output of around 75 megawatts which can deliver up to 375 megawatts of power, as well as 2 pumps with an installed capacity of 104 MW.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kostenets.

Village
Photo: Cassini83, Public domain.
is a in the southwestern , located in the . As of the 2024 census, the village had a total population of 3,138. It ranks 18th by population of all Bulgarian villages. is situated 7 km north of Belmeken Hydro Power Plant.

Belmeken Hydro Power Plant

Latitude
42.1996° or 42° 11′ 59″ north
Longitude
23.85808° or 23° 51′ 29″ east
Operator
НЕК ЕАД
Open location code
8GJ55VX5+R6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 288644875
Wiki­data ID
Q3441540
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Belmeken Hydro Power Plant” goes by many names.

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