Volkhov Hydroelectric Station

Dam in Volkhov, Leningrad Oblast

59°54′38″N 32°20′35″E / 59.91056°N 32.34306°E / 59.91056; 32.34306StatusOperationalConstruction began1918Opening date1926Owner(s)TGC-1Dam and spillwaysImpoundsVolkhov RiverPower StationInstalled capacity86 MWAnnual generation347 GWh

Volkhov hydroelectric plant (Russian: Волховская ГЭС имени В. И. Ленина, romanized: Volkhovskaya GZS imeni V. I. Lenina), named after V.I. Lenin, is a hydroelectric station on the Volkhov River located in the town of Volkhov, Leningrad Oblast, in northwestern Russia. It is the oldest and longest serving hydroelectric plant in Soviet Union and Russia.^[1] It is a part of the Ladoga cascade.

Construction work started in 1918. On September 16, 1921, it was included into a GOELRO plan. Genrikh Graftio, one of the founders of the plan, was in charge of the construction of the station. The plant was completed in 1927 with a capacity of 6,000 kilowatts.^[2]

In 1993—1996 3 hydroturbines were replaced by a new 12 MW units, other units are planned to be replaced in 2007–2010. After these replacements, the plant is estimated to achieve total power of 98 MW.