Kardzhali Hydroelectric Power Station

Kardjali Hydro Power Plant
Location of Kardjali Hydro Power Plant in Bulgaria
Country	Bulgaria
Location	Kardzhali
Coordinates	41°38′0″N 25°20′24″E / 41.63333°N 25.34000°E / 41.63333; 25.34000Coordinates: 41°38′0″N 25°20′24″E / 41.63333°N 25.34000°E / 41.63333; 25.34000
Status	Active
Owner(s)	VA Tech, NEK EAD
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Hydropower
Power generation
Units operational	3
Nameplate capacity	108 MW

The Kardzhali Hydro Power Plant (Bulgarian: ВЕЦ Кърджали) is an active hydro power near Kardzhali, southern Bulgaria constructed on the dam of the same name on the river Arda. It has 3 individual turbines^[1] with a nominal output of around 36 MW which deliver up to 108 MW of power.

Together with the Ivailovgrad HPP and Studen Kladenets HPP, Kardzhali HPP forms the Dolna Arda Hydro Cascade with total capacity of 276 MW. There is a 65,000,000 euro modernization plan for the three power plants.^[2]

References

Power plants in Bulgaria with more than 100 megawatts (130,000 hp) installed capacity
Nuclear power plants:	Kozloduy - 3,760 MW Belene - 2,000 MW
Thermal power plants:	Maritsa Iztok 2 - 1,470 MW Varna - 1,260 MW Maritsa Iztok 3 - 900 MW Bobov Dol - 630 MW Ruse Iztok - 600 MW Maritsa Iztok 1 - 500 MW Maritsa 3 - 240 MW Republika - 180 MW Sofia - 130 MW Sofia Iztok - 100 MW
Hydro power plants:	Chaira - 840 MW Dospat-Vacha - 670 MW Belmeken - 375 MW Sestrimo - 240MW Batashki Vodnosilov Pat - 230 MW Kardzhali - 170 MW Gorna Arda - 160 MW Orphey - 160 MW Peshtera - 128MW Momina Klisura - 120 MW Sredna Vacha - 120 MW Ivailovgrad - 110 MW