Shamkir Hydroelectric Power Station

The Shamkir Hydro Power Plant is one of 's largest hydro power plants having an installed electric capacity of 380 megawatts. It is located on Shamkir reservoir, which is built on the Kura River, in Shamkir Rayon of Azerbaijan, and is owned by Azerenerji, the state-owned electric power company of Azerbaijan.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Power station
  • Description: Hydroelectric power stations in Shamkir, Azerbaijan
  • Also known as: “Şəmkir Su Elektrik Stansiyası”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kür.

Village
is a village and municipality in the Shamkir Rayon in north-western . It has a population of 15372. is situated 5 km south of Shamkir Hydroelectric Power Station.

Shamkir Hydroelectric Power Station

Latitude
40.94956° or 40° 56′ 58″ north
Longitude
46.17386° or 46° 10′ 26″ east
Operator
Azerenerji
Open location code
8HG8W5XF+RG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 763228284
Wiki­data ID
Q7487597
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Shamkir Hydroelectric Power Station” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Şəmkir SES”
  • Danish: “Shamkir vandkraftværk”
  • Danish: “Sjamkir vandkraftværk”
  • French: “centrale hydroélectrique de Shamkir”
  • French: “Centrale hydroélectrique de Shamkir”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Shamkir vannkraftverk”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sjamkir vannkraftverk”
  • Norwegian: “Sjamkir vannkraftverk”
  • Russian: “Шамкирская ГЭС”
  • Ukrainian: “Шамкірська ГЕС”

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