The Dnieper Hydroelectric Station (or DnieproGES) is the largest hydroelectric power station in Ukraine and one of the largest in Europe. It is situated on the Dnieper River in Zaporizhzhia. The original design dates back to the GOELRO electrification plan for the USSR, which was adopted shortly after the October Revolution of 1917. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (674x620, 690 KB) Hydro Power Plant, Dneprostoj (Dneproges) 1927-31 Picture was not created in this time. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (674x620, 690 KB) Hydro Power Plant, Dneprostoj (Dneproges) 1927-31 Picture was not created in this time. ... Hydroelectric dam diagram The waters of Llyn Stwlan, the upper reservoir of the Ffestiniog Pumped-Storage Scheme in north Wales, can just be glimpsed on the right. ... World map showing Europe Political map Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of Earth; the term continent here referring to a cultural and political distinction, rather than a physiographic one, thus leading to various perspectives about Europes precise borders. ... The Dnieper River (also: Dnepr, Dniapro, or Dnipro) is a river (2,290 km length) which flows from Russia through Belarus and then Ukraine. ... Zaporizhia (Ukrainian: , Zaporizhzhia; Russian: , Zaporozhye) is a city in south-eastern Ukraine, the capital of Zaporizhia Oblast. ... GOELRO plan (Russian: план ГОЭЛРО) was the first ever Soviet plan of recovery and development of the state economy, a prototype of Five Year Plans. ... The October Revolution, also known as the Bolshevik Revolution or November Revolution, was the second phase of the Russian Revolution of 1917, the first having been instigated by the events around the February Revolution. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ...

Leon Trotsky, by then out of power, campaigned for the idea within the ruling Politburo in early 1926. In a speech to the Komsomol youth movement, he said: (Russian: Лев Давидович Троцкий; also transliterated Leo, Lev, Trotskii, Trotski, Trotskij, Trockij and Trotzky) (November 7 [O.S. October 26] 1879 – August 21, 1940), born Lev Davidovich Bronstein (Лев Давидович Бронштейн), was a Bolshevik revolutionary and Marxist theorist. ... Politburo is short for Political Bureau. ... Komsomol (Комсомол) is a syllabic abbreviation word, from the Russian Kommunisticheski Soyuz Molodiozhi (Коммунистический союз молодёжи), or Communist Union of Youth. The organisation served as the youth wing of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union ( CPSU), the youngest members being fourteen years old, the upper limit for an age...

Under construction circa 1930

In the south the Dnieper runs its course through the wealthiest industrial lands; and it is wasting the prodigious weight of its pressure, playing over age-old rapids and waiting until we harness its stream, curb it with dams, and compel it to give lights to cities, to drive factories, and to enrich ploughland. We shall compel it! ^[1]

DnieproGES dam, 1947

Construction began in 1927 and was finished in 1932, creating the first hydroelectric plant in the Ukrainian SSR. Generating some 650 MW, the station became the largest Soviet power plant at the time. The industrial centres of Zaporizhia, Kryvy Rih and Dnipropetrovsk grew from the power provided by the station, including such energy-consuming industries as aluminium production, which was vitally important for Soviet army aviation. Image File history File links DneproGES.jpg‎ DnieproGES under construction, 1934 From: [1], State archives of Russian Federation Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): History of Ukraine Dnieper Hydroelectric Station ... Image File history File links DneproGES.jpg‎ DnieproGES under construction, 1934 From: [1], State archives of Russian Federation Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): History of Ukraine Dnieper Hydroelectric Station ... Image File history File links DneproGES_1947. ... Image File history File links DneproGES_1947. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... State motto: Пролетарі всіх країн, єднайтеся! Official language None. ... Zaporizhzhia, Zaporozhzhia, Zaporozhye may refer to Zaporizhzhia, a historical region of Ukraine Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, a city This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Kryvyi Rih (Ukrainian: Кривий Ріг; Russian: Кривой Рог, Krivoy Rog) is a city in Ukraine, with population 632,100 (2004). ... Dnipropetrovsk (Ukrainian: ; Russian: ) is Ukraines third largest city with 1. ... General Name, Symbol, Number aluminium, Al, 13 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 13, 3, p Appearance silvery Atomic mass 26. ... This article is about the armed forces of the Soviet Union. ... First flight, December 17, 1903 Aviation or air transport refers to the activities surrounding human flight and the aircraft industry. ...

During World War II, the strategically important dam and plant were partially destroyed by retreating Soviet troops in 1941, and then again by the retreating German troops in 1943. In the end the dam was heavily damaged, and the powerhouse hall was nearly destroyed. Both were rebuilt between 1944 and 1949. Power generation was restarted in 1950. In 1969-80, the second powerhouse was built with a planned production capacity of 836 MW. This article is becoming very long. ... Soviet redirects here. ...

DnieproGES today, seen from Khortytsia island

Currently, the dam is over 800 metres long and 61 metres high. When constructed it raised the level of the Dnieper by 37 metres, flooding the rapids above and making the entire Dnieper navigable. Over its long history, the dam was hailed as one of the biggest achievements of Soviet industrialisation programmes. Today the dam has been privatized and continues to fuel the adjacent industrial complexes with an output of 3,64 billion kW hours. The pressure of the water leaving the dam is at 38,7 metres and the reservoir that is behind it is 33.3 cubic kilometres. The dam is also used by automobile traffic as it is the only second point in the city of Zaporozhia to cross the river. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1280x640, 170 KB) Summary The dam of the DneproGES power plant as its seen from Khortitsa. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1280x640, 170 KB) Summary The dam of the DneproGES power plant as its seen from Khortitsa. ... Khortytsya view from space. ...

Notes

1. ^ Quoted in Isaac Deutscher. The Prophet Unarmed: Trotsky: 1921-1929, Oxford University Press, 1959, reprinted by Verso, 2003, ISBN 1-85984-446-4, p.178

External links

• (English) High resolution satellite photo from Google Maps
• (English) Photos of the dam
• (Russian) Information from site dedicated to 85th anniversary of GOERLO
• (Russian) Photos of the dam
• (Russian) More photos

Dnieper River (Dnepr, Dniapro, or Dnipro)
Tributaries: Drut (R) • Berezina (R) • Sozh (L) • Pripyat (R) • Teteriv (R) • Irpin (R) • Desna (L) • Stuhna (R) • Trubizh (L) • Ros (R) • Tiasmyn (R) • Supiy (L) • Sula (L) • Pslo (L) • Vorskla (L) • Samara (L) • Konka (L) | Bilozerka (L) • Bazavluk (R) • Inhulets (R)
Reservoirs: Dnieper • Dniprodzerzhynsk • Kakhovka • Kaniv • Kiev • Kremenchuk
Hydroelectric stations: Dnieper • Dniprodzerzhynsk • Kakhovka • Kaniv • Kiev • Kremenchuk