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Oskil Dam

Coordinates: 49°10′30″N 37°28′19″E / 49.17500°N 37.47194°E / 49.17500; 37.47194
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Oskil Dam
The Oskil Reservoir that the dam created
Oskil Dam is located in Kharkiv Oblast
Oskil Dam
Location of Oskil Dam in Kharkiv Oblast
Oskil Dam is located in Ukraine
Oskil Dam
Oskil Dam (Ukraine)
LocationOskil, Ukraine
Coordinates49°10′30″N 37°28′19″E / 49.17500°N 37.47194°E / 49.17500; 37.47194
PurposePower, irrigation
StatusDestroyed
Construction began1954
Opening date1958; 66 years ago (1958)
Demolition dateApril 2, 2022[1]
Owner(s)Water of Donbas
Dam and spillways
Type of damEarth-fill embankment with gravity sections
ImpoundsOskil River
Length1,025 m (3,363 ft)
Reservoir
CreatesOskil Reservoir
Total capacity474×10^6 m3 (384,278 acre⋅ft)
Surface area130 km2 (50 sq mi)
Power Station
Turbines2 × 1,840 kW
Installed capacity3,680 kW
Annual generation15 million kWh

The Oskil Dam (Ukrainian: Оскільська ГЕС), also known as the Oskil Hydroelectric Station, was a former hydroelectric plant in Eastern Ukraine along the Oskil River. The plant first began operation in 1958, and was destroyed on April 2, 2022, during the Russo-Ukrainian War.

History

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During the 1950s, the Soviets began to plan for the construction of a series of infrastructure projects to alleviate the water shortage surrounding the Siverskyi Donets. They decided on the construction of the Siverskyi Donets – Donbas Canal and the Oskil Dam.[citation needed]

The construction of dam first began in 1954, and was completed by 1956. The construction for the power plant soon also completed by 1957, and both began operation in 1958. Since then, the dam has created the Oskil Reservoir as a water source for the local population.[citation needed]

On April 2, 2022, during the Russo-Ukrainian War, the power plant was destroyed as a result of Russian shelling. This destruction caused the water from the reservoir to create flooding in the downstream areas.[1] The cost of the flooding is estimated to be about 3 million Hryvnias.[2]

Characteristics

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The Hydroelectric plant is located on the Oskil River, near the town of Oskil. The dam is 1,025m long and 20m wide. The power plant contains the engine room, which is located on the right bank of the river, and also has 2 turbines to generate electricity. Each turbine generates 1,840 kW, making the total capacity of the plant to be 3,680 kW. The average annual electrical production is about 15 million kWh,[3] which increased to 20 million kWh after some modernization efforts.[4] The power plant was operated under the "Donbass Water Company" during its period of operation.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Should the Oskil Reservoir be rebuilt after the war?". Ukraine Nature Conservation Group. May 31, 2022.
  2. ^ "Damages from the undermining of the reservoir dam reached 3 billion UAH in Kharkiv region". EcoPolitic. July 20, 2023.
  3. ^ Водне господарство в Україні / За ред. А. В. Яцика, В. М. Хорєва. — К.: Генеза, 2000. — 456 с.
  4. ^ "Компания "Вода Донбасса" займется оптовой продажей электроэнергии". Корреспондент Донецка (in Ukrainian). September 20, 2010.
  5. ^ "Щит на Краснооскольской плотине установлен" (in Ukrainian). Комунальное предприятие «Компания "Вода Донбасса"». March 11, 2011. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02.