Orphey Hydroelectric Power Station

Orphey Hydro Power Plant
Location of Orphey Hydro Power Plant in Bulgaria
Country	Bulgaria
Location	Krichim
Coordinates	41°56′33″N 24°27′8″E / 41.94250°N 24.45222°E / 41.94250; 24.45222Coordinates: 41°56′33″N 24°27′8″E / 41.94250°N 24.45222°E / 41.94250; 24.45222
Status	Active
Owner(s)	NEK EAD
Pumped-storage power station
Upper reservoir	Vacha Reservoir
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Hydropower
Power generation
Units operational	4
Nameplate capacity	160 MW

The Orphey Hydro Power Plant is an active hydro power project near Krichim, Bulgaria. It has 4 individual Francis turbines^[1] which will deliver up to 160 MW of power. One of the turbines can be used as a pump as well (38 MW), making this power plant a pumped storage type. The plant uses water from the Vacha Reservoir, and is part of the Dospat-Vacha Hydro Power Cascade. The plant is named after Orpheus, who is said to have lived in these lands.

References

↑ NEK brochure "Hydro Power Cascades and Dams", page 27

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

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